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Oenothera fruticosa Michelle Ploeger - Evening Primrose

Oenothera fruticosa Michelle Ploeger
Narrowleaf Evening Primrose, Sundrops, Southern Sundrops

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Superb seedlings, healthy plants. A packaging issue caused the young plant to wander inside the cardboard box, but without any damage.

Martine, 17/10/2021

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Perennial plant for full sun, of medium size, with light green foliage topped with an abundant golden yellow flowering that renews throughout the summer. Ideal for natural and wild gardens!
Flower size
5 cm
Height at maturity
40 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

The Oenothera fruticosa 'Michelle Ploeger' is a low-growing perennial plant that has a very long flowering period with wide golden-yellow cups mixed with reddish buds. It is a sun-loving plant that thrives in ordinary soil and is perfectly hardy. It is an essential plant for wild gardens and natural gardens!

 

The Oenothera fruticosa or Oenothera linearis, commonly known as Linear Evening Primrose, is a species native to eastern North America and belongs to the Onagraceae family. The 'Michelle Ploeger' variety is an upright perennial plant that produces a rosette of basal leaves with hairy and branching stems that are tinged with red. It bears narrow, ovate, and dentate leaves measuring 5 to 12 cm (2 to 5in) long. The unique characteristic of this cultivar is its low-growing habit, which creates a ground-cover effect, and its long-lasting golden-yellow flowering. This Narrow-leaved Evening Primrose reaches a height of 40 cm (16in) with a spread of 30 cm (12in). From May to September, clusters of flowers, with a more or less flattened shape and a diameter of 2 to 5 cm (1 to 2in), bloom in the sun. The flower buds are reddish, but once opened, the flowers are a splendid silky golden-yellow. The flowers only last for one day but continuously succeed each other. This Evening Primrose is a nectar plant that attracts numerous pollinating insects.

 

This Evening Primrose is a sun-loving perennial plant that thrives in moderately fertile, well-drained soil. It is a carefree plant, with very few requirements and easy to grow. It will be the perfect host for wild gardens and natural gardens. With its light green foliage, reddish stems and flower buds, and its long-lasting beautiful golden-yellow flowers, it will be perfect in a rockery or a flowerbed, on a slope, or even cultivated in a pot or a planter on a terrace or balcony. It will create a stunning effect when combined with perennial flowers with blue blooms. It will be the ideal companion for Agastaches, lavenders, Campanulas with peach-like leaves, blue Thistles, Wood Sages, and Scabious. It can also be paired with bushes such as Perovskia, California Lilac, or Marshmallow.

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Oenothera fruticosa Michelle Ploeger - Evening Primrose (Flowering) Flowering
Oenothera fruticosa Michelle Ploeger - Evening Primrose (Foliage) Foliage
Oenothera fruticosa Michelle Ploeger - Evening Primrose (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time May to September
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 5 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Flowering description Large yellow cups.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green
Foliage description Deciduous.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 40 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Oenothera

Species

fruticosa

Cultivar

Michelle Ploeger

Family

Onagraceae

Other common names

Narrowleaf Evening Primrose, Sundrops, Southern Sundrops

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference888511

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Planting and care

The Oenothera fruticosa Michelle Ploeger is a very easy plant, not very demanding, and perfectly hardy. This Evening Primrose appreciates sunny exposures and moderately rich soil, not too dry to moist, well-drained. Once well established, it will tolerate drought quite well. Planting can preferably be done in spring, once spring frosts are no longer to be feared. It is advisable to divide the clumps every three years to keep the plants always floriferous. With low maintenance, it will suffice to remove faded flowers as they appear in order to prolong the flowering and cut back the clump to ground level in October or November. Very resistant to diseases, Evening Primroses, however, do not tolerate excess moisture and show signs of root rot in heavy and damp soil. In the case of heavy and poorly drained soil, it will be necessary, during planting, to ensure improved drainage by lightening the substrate with coarse sand and compost.

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Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 6 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Very well-drained

Care

Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time October to November
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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