PALE EVENING PRIMROSE

Class: Oenothera pallida

Family: EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Onagraceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to pale pink

Height: 15-30 cm (6-12")

Each Flower: 2.5-5 cm (1-2") across when fully open, 4 broad petals, slightly dented at outer edge becoming yellow as base; sepals joined to look like 1 single, pointed, deep pink sepal with greenish tip; 8 stamens; style divides into 4-parted stigma, forming a cross, same length as stamens

Leaves: Main leaves, narrow about 5 cm (2") long with many leaflets near main stem

Stems: Woody, whitish, and branching at leaf-axils

Blooming Period: June

Habitat: Open sand dunes and gravelly banks

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