Oenothera speciosa is a species in the evening primrose family known by several common names, including pinkladies, pink evening primrose, showy evening primrose, Mexican primrose, and buttercups (not to be confused with true buttercups in the genus Ranunculus).

Sep 19, 2022 · Pink evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) offers low-maintenance pink blooms and edible leaves but spreads easily and must be planted selectively.

Oenothera speciosa, commonly called white evening primrose, features fragrant, bowl-shaped, four-petaled, white flowers (to 2-3” diameter) with yellow anthers that bloom from the upper leaf axils in spring (May-July). Flowers often mature to rosy pink as noted by this plant’s additional common names of pink evening primrose and pink ladies.

It spreads by stoloniferous rootstocks and seeds forming a groundcover. The large flowers are cup-shaped and showy, usually opening in the evening or cloudy days although in some areas of the county they open during the day. It is drought tolerant and …

Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa L.) By David Taylor. Showy evening primrose, or pinkladies, is in the Onagraceae (evening primrose) family. This family contains about 150 species worldwide that range from small to large, often weedy herbs. They are native to the Americas, but have been introduced to the Old World.

Vigorous and showy, Oenothera speciosa (Evening Primrose) is a sprawling perennial featuring masses of fragrant, bowl-shaped, satiny white flowers with the delicate texture of crumpled silk. Large, 2-3 in. wide (5-7 cm), the pretty flowers age to rose-pink with deeper pink veining.

Oenothera speciosa Nutt. Originally native only to central grasslands from Missouri and Nebraska south through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas to northeastern Mexico, Pink Ladies or Pink Evening Primrose is an upright to sprawling, 1-2 ft. perennial, which …

Size: Up to 20 inches more or less. Growth Form: Forb/herb, subshrub; rosetted, colonizes in open areas from rhizomes, stems weak, mostly ascending, erect. Leaves: Green, some red in autumn; oblanceolate to elliptic, margins wavy.

Oenothera speciosa Nuttall. Common name: Showy Evening-primrose, Pink-ladies. Phenology: (Feb-) Apr-Jul (-Oct). Habitat: Grasslands, prairies, glades, roadsides and fields, also cultivated as an ornamental.

Sep 16, 2022 · Pink evening primrose is Oenothera speciosa and is also sometimes called showy evening primrose and pink ladies. It is native to the southeastern U.S. and is considered an attractive wildflower in many locations.