Oenothera argillicola
(Shale Barren Evening Primrose)

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Shale Barren Evening Primrose
    Lifespan: Biennial
    Zones: 5 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: July - September
    Status: Native
    Range:

Oenothera argillicola, or Shale Barren Evening Primrose, is native only to a small area of the Appalachians on the border of West Virginia and Virginia and slightly north into Pennsylvania, where it is rare. It is a biennial, or sometimes short-lived perennial that grows in glades, on rocky slopes and bluffs of shale barrens; it has huge yellow flowers in mid to late summer.

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