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Pink evening primrose "VECHERNJAJA ROZA" (Ozark Sundrops)
Pink evening primrose "Vechernjaja roza" - Oenothera speciosa.
Delicate summer aroma of mysterious cup-shaped inflorescences!
Native to the southern United States. This is a perennial plant that forms several flowering stems 25-40 cm high in the year of sowing. The leaves are oblong, sparsely toothed along the edge. The flowers are cup-shaped, pink or white, fragrant, up to 5 cm in diameter, collected in a few-flowered apical spike-shaped inflorescence. Flowering from late June to mid-August. The seeds are oval, light brown, 1 g contains about 5000 pcs.
Oenothera is beautiful and unpretentious, but not winter-hardy enough in Estonia.
For planting, allocate a sunny place with well-drained neutral soil. The seeds are sown in March for seedlings on the surface of the substrate, covering with sterile sand by 1-2 mm. Maintain a temperature of +16+20°C and constant humidity. Seedlings are pricked out once in rows at 5 cm intervals or in pots.
In May, hardened seedlings are planted in soil protected from recurrent frosts, at a distance of 45 cm. They can be sown in a breeding bed in spring or early summer, with seeds embedded at 5-10 mm (the substrate must not be allowed to dry out, otherwise seed germination decreases).
After a single picking, seedlings are planted in a permanent place only in autumn or the following spring with a lump of earth. In autumn, the stems are cut off, leaving daughter rosettes, which, with the onset of stable frosts, are covered with a sheet, sawdust or wood shavings in a layer of 15-20 cm. A film is pulled over the top.
The plants can be dug up with a lump and placed in a frost-free basement for the winter, and planted in a permanent place in early spring. For vegetative propagation, use daughter rosettes. Suitable for planting in the foreground of a flowerbed, "lined" along the edge with ageratum or blue lobelia.
Delicate summer aroma of mysterious cup-shaped inflorescences!
Native to the southern United States. This is a perennial plant that forms several flowering stems 25-40 cm high in the year of sowing. The leaves are oblong, sparsely toothed along the edge. The flowers are cup-shaped, pink or white, fragrant, up to 5 cm in diameter, collected in a few-flowered apical spike-shaped inflorescence. Flowering from late June to mid-August. The seeds are oval, light brown, 1 g contains about 5000 pcs.
Oenothera is beautiful and unpretentious, but not winter-hardy enough in Estonia.
For planting, allocate a sunny place with well-drained neutral soil. The seeds are sown in March for seedlings on the surface of the substrate, covering with sterile sand by 1-2 mm. Maintain a temperature of +16+20°C and constant humidity. Seedlings are pricked out once in rows at 5 cm intervals or in pots.
In May, hardened seedlings are planted in soil protected from recurrent frosts, at a distance of 45 cm. They can be sown in a breeding bed in spring or early summer, with seeds embedded at 5-10 mm (the substrate must not be allowed to dry out, otherwise seed germination decreases).
After a single picking, seedlings are planted in a permanent place only in autumn or the following spring with a lump of earth. In autumn, the stems are cut off, leaving daughter rosettes, which, with the onset of stable frosts, are covered with a sheet, sawdust or wood shavings in a layer of 15-20 cm. A film is pulled over the top.
The plants can be dug up with a lump and placed in a frost-free basement for the winter, and planted in a permanent place in early spring. For vegetative propagation, use daughter rosettes. Suitable for planting in the foreground of a flowerbed, "lined" along the edge with ageratum or blue lobelia.
Hardy Herbaceous Perennial.
Soft, shell-pink blooms which fade to white in the centre and are veined in a deeper pink. Bright yellow/green throats, free flowering, opening during the day and delicately scented in the evening. An excellent free flowering plant for beds, borders etc which look particularly lovely when grown in drifts.
Flowers: Summer. Height: 40 cm (24 inches).
Position: Full Sun.
Ideal For: Border, Cottage Garden.
Germination: Experience Useful.
Aftercare: Easy.
Sowing Instructions: sow late winter to mid spring at +10+15°C (50-60F) on the surface of a good seed compost and cover with a very fine sprinkling of compost. Ensure the soil is damp but not wet and seal in a polythene bag until after germination, usually 14-21 days. Exclude light until germination starts.
Growing Instructions: When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant and grow on in cooler conditions for 10-15 days before planting out, after all risk of frost, 30 cm (12 inches) apart in full sun and ordinary well drained soil.
* Origin: Central USA
Special Features: This vigorous-growing, pink evening primrose produces dozens of large 5 cm saucer-shaped blossoms day and night
Colour: Soft Pink
Natural Flowering Period: June - September
Winter Hardiness: Z5
Growth Habit: Low-growing, stoloniferous
Foliage: Oblong leaves
Height with Flower: 40 cm
Spacing between Plants: 40 cm
Soil Requirement: Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Location: Full sun to partial shade
Use: Drought tolerant, easy-to-grow selection suitable for planting with Salvia sclarea and Verbascum 'Violetta'
Specialities: Very low maintenance perennial for tough landscape sites .
Cultural Tips:
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0,2
Seed Requirement: 5 g/1000 plants
Best Sowing Date: Anytime
Way of Germination: Fast Germinator
Germination: Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about + 2°. Do not cover the seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs
Germination to Transplant: 4-8 weeks
Transplanting to salable Plant: 6-10 weeks
Fertilization: Medium.
Eng.: Pink Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrops.
