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Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou'
(Mexican Evening Primrose 'Siskiyou')

Family - Onagraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in Oregon, USA
Discovered By - Raised at Siskiyou Nursery
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 30cm
Width - up to 90cm

Description: A low-growing Perennial with a spreading habit. Mid-green leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape. Large, rich pink, saucer-shaped Blooms have white at the centre and a greenish-yellow Eye. Flowers are highly scented and produced from early summer into autumn. Despite the common name, flowers open during the day.

Flower:

Large, saucer-shaped flowers with four overlapping petals are rich pink with white at the centre and a greenish-yellow eye. Flowers are produced from June into September and are highly fragrant. Diurnal.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Mid-green, oblong to lanceolate leaves are sometimes toothed along the margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Oblong to lanceolate

Propagation:

Cuttings, division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in well drained soil.