If it is a native wildflower it must be good? Not always. The White Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), commonly known as the Pink Evening Primrose or Pink Ladies, is a low-growing herbaceous, ...
Today, you meet several nice native plants, all in the evening primrose family, as well as the not-so-nice invasive yellow flag iris. You also meet the beneficial insects known as the charming sphinx ...
Q: I am writing for advice. I live in a rural, farming area in the North-East corner of our state near Jonesboro. Last summer I dug some evening primrose and black-eyed Susans from ditches in the area ...
In my work as a professional gardener, I often have to deal with perennials that are problematic. They either spread aggressively, grow too fast, or are difficult to divide and move around. The list ...
If you visit Israel in the summer and walk along the promenade above the Mediterranean Sea in the town of Netanya, as I recently did, you will notice lots of butter yellow blooms smiling up at you.
I am very curious about the pink-flowering wildflower growing along the roadsides, especially I-565 and I-65, this spring. Can you tell me what it is and where I might find some plants for my garden?
Now is the time to get in your garden and pretty up your green space so you have the most enviable flowers on the block when summer arrives. Not sure what to plant? Give these seven perennial flowers ...
What Is Evening Primrose Oil? Evening primrose oil (EPO) comes from the seeds of a wildflower called Oenothera biennis. The seed oil is rich in fatty acids called linoleic acid (LA) and ...