Oenothera - Seeds

Oenothera - Seeds

Evening Primrose Seeds

Quantity: 500 Bulk Seeds

Height: 4 to 120 inches (10 to 300 cm).
Growing Region: Zones 4 to 9.
Flowers: Spring and summer.
Flower Details: Yellow. Cup-shaped.
Foliage: Basal rosette. Dentate. Deep lobes.

Sow Outdoors: Cover seed. Start of spring or in autumn (warm areas). Spacing 4 to 40 inches (10 to 100 cm).

Sow Indoors: Use peat pots. Germination time: one week to one month. Temperature 70°F (21°C). Nine or ten weeks before expected last frost. Transplant outdoors following the last frost.

Requirements: Full sunlight or light shade. Good drainage. Soil pH 5.5 to 7. Sandy soil. Light soils. Can survive in dry soils. Provide support. Provide trellis. Occasional feed. In the spring supply a top dressing of cow manure. Prune once flowering has completed. Propagate: dividing cuttings in the spring. Divide in the autumn in warm areas or in spring elsewhere.

How to grow:
The seeds of Evening primrose can be sown outdoors just before the last frost of spring or in autumn in warm areas. Once sown lightly cover the evening primrose seeds. Oenothera species are able to grow in either partially shaded or sunny parts of the garden. They are partial to a light soil that is a little sandy and slightly acidic (pH 5.5 to 7). 
Evening primrose can be grown indoors first. They should be germinated in the dark at 18 to 20 degrees centigrade about ten weeks in advance. Evening Primrose should take around one to four weeks to germinate. Once ready transplant into the garden following the last frost. Oenothera should be spaced at 15cm (small) to 50cm (large) apart.

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