Positive: The tag said it was a "short-lived" perennial, but mine bloomed from May into the second week of August. Maybe the "short-lived...Read More" meant the blossoms -- they do die quickly. But for every dead bloom you pick off, a new one pops up in its place. I just kept dead-heading it...and it kept blooming! Very easy to grow. Mine is behind a 2.5-foot-high rhodie and the sundrop flowers look great popping over the top of the rhodie. :-)
Negative: Invasive. Self-seeds. If left unattended, the roots spread in a network that requires heavy cutting/tugging to remove. Thus, best to pluck out new growth when it first appears rather than letting it get too big before removing. I get out and weed out the new starts that I don't want about 2-3× per year. Not too bad, but if you want a hands-off garden and to control this to a small area, it might not be the right plant for you.
This lovely evening primrose has light lemon-yellow blooms that fade to peachy-red. The fragrant blooms open in the evening, staying ope...Read Moren until the following afternoon. It's a drought-tolerant plant that prefers well-drained soil in full sun.
Positive: The tag said it was a "short-lived" perennial, but mine bloomed from May into the second week of August. Maybe the "short-lived...Read More
This lovely evening primrose has light lemon-yellow blooms that fade to peachy-red. The fragrant blooms open in the evening, staying ope...Read More