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Oenothera macrocarpa

Common Name: Missouri Primrose

Plant Family: Onagreae

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Price: £6.00

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Availability:

2 in stock

Size/Qty: 9 cm pots

Drought Tolerant: Yes
Suggested Use: Ornamental
Planting Style: cottage
Season of Interest: Summer to Autumn
Position/ Situation: Banks and Slopes
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Flower Colour: Yellow
Scent: Scented Flowers
Leaf Colour: Green
Height: low (up to 3 feet)
Habit/Shape: Running/spreading
Evergreen: No
Soil Type: dry or sandy soil
Soil PH: No preference
RHS Award of Garden Merit: Yes
Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Bee and Butterfly: Both
Rabbit & Deer Resistance: Not Known To Be Resistant
Resistance to Honey Fungus: Resistant to Honey Fungus

Long flowering Evening Primrose with large lemon-yellow flowers from July to September. Low spreading habit makes it ideal for ground cover in a sunny spot. Flowers are scented in the evening. Grow in poor or fertile, well drained, even stony soil in full sun.

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Pot Sizes

Mainland UK (Courier)	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds only (Royal Mail)	£2	Click & Collect from the nursery or from Plant Fairs (2 days notice required)	FREE
Northern Ireland, Highlands & Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall

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