Showing posts with label Common evening primrose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Common evening primrose. Show all posts

Friday, August 15, 2008

9. Common Evening Primrose

One of the most pleasant things about Oenothera biennis is it's light, lemon-y scent--I want a perfume that smells that good! The plant can grow to five feet tall (this one was pushing three feet), and has alternate, slightly toothed, lance-shaped leaves. The leaves on this one had recently been nibbled on by the Japanese beetle I had to flick off before taking the photo.