Evening Primrose

Hi All,

I propagated a couple of perennial Evening Primrose (lemon sunset I think) last summer time, although they did not flower by the end of last season, I have one which has survived the winter in the front garden. WE are turfing alot of the front garden this year and I need to move the primrose yet I am unsure of the best location to move it to. It will be relocated to the back garden which is north facing. Should this be placed in a pot, or a sunny spot at the front of the beds?

I bought the seeds on a fluke to be honest and was quite impressed I managed to propagate them at all, but I didnt do my reading at the time!!

Thanks in advance

 

Many thanks

I have a few woodland primrose, but I'm extra protective of this one after the success I had growing it from seed. I put two other evening prim in the back garden at the same time, and they seem to have died off, although they were a lot more sheltered than the one which survived which is in the brighter area. I just hope I can coax it into flower this year as I'm told the the rewards are great

Do you happen to know if they grow tall?

Thanks.

 

Should be ok if you water it well first & try to keep as much soil on the roots as possible.

Evening primrose originates in America and is not related to our woodland primrose.

Its the plant they extract the oil from & can be eaten as a vegetable.

 

Thanks for the photo, that really is a beautiful display. I can only hope that mine gets to that size!! I will try and take a photo of how it is now- pre move, but it really is very pitiful compared to that!!

I will probably move it in the next few days to the back garden, and we'll see how it does. Are these generally an early summer flowerer then?

 

I seem to recall my friend had one flowering very late in August until the first frost!! They kept that in a pot though.

Mine is about the same at the moment. I am quite looking forward to the scent in the evening, so think I'll plant it along the pathway up to our patio so I can get a whiff as I brush past!

 

I made the 'mistake' of buying the pink variety 'Rosea' ... it has been the plague of my life here seeding itself everywhere. It's very pretty and delicate but wish I had never bought it.

 

Hi shiney .. they are up here and almost blooming before you notice in every crack and crevice available ... :gaagh: With the rock hard red clay baked in the sun, weeding is NOT an easy task here as you cannot just 'pull' it out of the ground .... :gaagh: