Oenothera perennis
(Little Evening Primrose)

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Little Evening Primrose, Perennial Evening Primrose, Small Sundrops
    Synonyms: Kneiffia perennis, Kneiffia pumila
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 7
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: May - August
    Status: Native
    Range:

Oenothera perennis, or Little Evening Primrose, is to the northeastern quarter of the United States, and also a rare find in the southeast, in northeast Tennessee and the western side of the Carolinas. It is a perennial that grows in fields, meadows, prairies often in moist situations, and can also be found growing at times in fens. It has small bright yellow flowers in mid summer.

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