- Botanical name: Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard'
- Common name: Evening primrose
- Family: Onagraceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
Orange
Peach
Red
Bronze
Green
- Key features:
- Flowers
- Low maintenance plant
- Succeeds on poor soil
Evening primroses, Oenothera, are a group of annuals, biennials and perennials, native to North and South America. They’re so-called because the flowers of many species open in the evenings to attract pollinators that are specialised to collecting pollen from them. Many evening primroses have richly scented flowers.
Oenothera versicolor ‘Sunset Boulevard’ is a bushy perennial evening primrose with whorls of flowers produced throughout summer and into autumn. Each flower begins as an apricot colour, before fading to a rich, plummy red.
For best results, grow Oenothera versicolor ‘Sunset Boulevard’ in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Cut it back hard in autumn once it has finished flowering. Oenothera versicolor ‘Sunset Boulevard’ is easy to grow from seed sown in early spring.
How to grow Oenothera 'Sunset Boulevard'
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Plant size
100cm height
50cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front, middle
- Sun exposure: Full shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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| Sow |
J
Do not Sow in January |
F
Do not Sow in February |
M
Do Sow in March |
A
Do Sow in April |
M
Do not Sow in May |
J
Do not Sow in June |
J
Do not Sow in July |
A
Do not Sow in August |
S
Do not Sow in September |
O
Do not Sow in October |
N
Do not Sow in November |
D
Do not Sow in December |
| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do not Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do not Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does not flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
| Cut back | ||||||||||||
| Cut back |
J
Do not Cut back in January |
F
Do not Cut back in February |
M
Do not Cut back in March |
A
Do not Cut back in April |
M
Do not Cut back in May |
J
Do not Cut back in June |
J
Do not Cut back in July |
A
Do not Cut back in August |
S
Do not Cut back in September |
O
Do Cut back in October |
N
Do Cut back in November |
D
Do not Cut back in December |
Oenothera 'Sunset Boulevard' and wildlife
Oenothera 'Sunset Boulevard' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Oenothera 'Sunset Boulevard' poisonous?
Oenothera 'Sunset Boulevard' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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