Oenothera elata, Hooker's Evening Primrose

Hooker's Evening Primrose

A California native perennial herb that can reach a height of up to five feet tall and three feet wide.  It can be found in wetlands throughout California.  Yellow flowers bloom summer through fall.  

Plant with:  Seep Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus), Scarlet Monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis), Stream Orchid (Epipactis gigantea), Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica), Hedgenettle (Stachys bullata), and with trees including Willow (Salix sp.), and Cottonwood

- Best in part shade to full sun

- Tolerates a wide variety of soil

- Attracts bees and butterflies

- Water max once a week once established

- Hardy up to -20

- Native to California