FoliageEvening Primrose
Oenothera fruticosa
Evening Primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1-1.5 ft × 1-2 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring and summer. It attracts hummingbirds, pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to deer, dry soil and heat.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1-1.5 ft × 1-2 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Songbirds, Bees
- Tough against
- Deer, Dry soil, Heat, Poor soil
- Native to
- Eastern North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Evening Primrose is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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