Pink Evening Primrose
Oenothera speciosa
Pink evening primrose smothers itself in cup-shaped pink flowers in spring and spreads enthusiastically by rhizome and seed. Drought-proof and showy — but give it room to roam. Like other evening primroses, the root has been cooked like salsify, and young shoots and flowers eaten sparingly.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.75–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, IA, KS, LA, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT
Related native plants
More Oenothera species
- Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)
- Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
- Hooker's Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata)
- Scarlet Beeblossom (Oenothera suffrutescens)
- Birdcage Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides)
- Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa)