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- Evening primrose prefers sunny location
- Lots of sun and nutrient-poor soil
- Pase neighboring plants
- Tips
The evening primrose likes it sunny
Evening primrose prefers sunny location
Evening primrose (Oenothera) are popular ornamental plants that are available in many different varieties. But whether ordinary evening primrose, Rotstängelige or Missouri evening primrose, all representatives of this genus need a sunny spot. What else you should pay attention to when choosing a location can be found in the article below.
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Evening primrose prefers a sunny to full sun, as well as a nutrient-poor to moderately nutrient-rich soil. This should be as deep as possible, very permeable and dry. Wetness does not tolerate the shrubs very well. Evening primroses are perfect for colorful perennial beds and borders as well as for stone and gravel gardens. But beware: in the shade, the evening primrose hardly flowers, also tends the rather upholstery awake plant quickly proliferating.
Pase neighboring plants
Evening primroses often have bright flower colors, which need corresponding color intensive neighbors. For example, Burning Love (Silene chalcedonica), Low Sun Bride (Helenium Hybrids), Fine Ray (Erigon Hybrids) or Spider Flowers (Centranthus ruber) are well suited. Cistus (Cistus), lavender (Lavandula) and holy herb (Santolina) also give a harmonious overall picture.
Tips
The red-stalked evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) has particularly beautiful, bright yellow flowers. Especially the varieties "African Sun", "Camel", "Cold Crick" and "Fyrverkeri" are recommended.