Pink Evening Primrose

Description:

Pink evening primrose is an upright to sprawling, 1 1/2 ft. perennial, which spreads to form extensive colonies. Its large, four-petaled flowers, solitary from leaf axils, range in color from dark pink to white. Nodding buds, opening into pink or white flowers, are in the upper leaf axils on slender, downy stems. The delicate-textured, cup-shaped blossoms are lined with pink or red veins. Foliage is usually linear and pinnate, although leaves can be entire and lance-shaped depending on locality.

Habitat:

One of the spring wildflowers at Heritage Elementary School's Twelve Ecological Zones of Texas Demonstration Garden. The prolonged cold this year has slowed the blooming and growth of the garden.

Notes:

Greens can be cooked, but are best before bloom.