This wildflower grows well in dry soils. The numerous four petaled flowers bloom in the late summer and produce large amounts of seed for birds.
Colour: Yellow
Blooms: July-September
Height (cm): 60-180
Sun: Full
Soil: Sand
Moisture: Dry
Other traits: Herbal, Medicinal, Edible, Native Americans used Evening Primrose root tea for digestive problems, and skin conditions. Oil from the seeds of Evening Primrose is used today internally and externally to help various skin conditions and hormone imbalances. It is taken as a dietary supplement by some to help arthritis, asthma, pms, metabolic disorders and alcoholism. The seed oil is a natural source of the essential fatty acid "gamma-linolenic acid". Evening Primrose is an important food source for birds.
