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| I've lived in this house for 3 years now and had been pulling these little plants out from the garden bed running along one side of my garage. Everytime I tried to take a pic to ID it here, the sad limp yellow flower would be dead. So I just thought, lets pull these shabby little things up, they look like dandelions anyway...
Then this summer, the house next door became inhabited by a lady who used to live in it 30 years ago. A couple of weeks ago, she asked me if I'd ever seen this weird plant in my yard, she didn't know what it was called, just that the leaves looks a bit dandelion-like...lol. She went on to explain how the little yellow flowers opened up about half an hour after sunset, in about 30 seconds, right before your eyes, then die before noon the next day. What an amazing little plant this is. Apparently it's known as Evening Primrose (along with a lot of other things)and seems to be quite beloved to whoever has it. She convinced me to put one in a pot on my patio table. So yes, now hubby and I sit out there every night with our coffee, staring FOREVER at this thing so as not to miss it, lol. It really is fascinating to watch. And at least the neighbour knows what's wrong with us. She had been given the seeds by her son, who lived in that house for a while. She gave tons of seeds away to people in her new neighbourhood, and apparently all the seeds came from that tiny strip of garden bed next to my garage, all those years ago. So, last night it opened at 8:40 exactly, and tonight I have two more opening... can't wait. |
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| I got one from an uncle, but it died. It does look weedy, but such gorgeous flowers. I think it must be pollinated by a moth and that's why it blooms at night only? I think if you pull away the withered flower stems, it will keep on blooming for a long time. |
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| We have the tall Missouri primrose. Gets about 4-5', we love to watch it open in the evening! We also have the short native one. |
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| now hubby and I sit out there every night with our coffee, staring FOREVER at this thing so as not to miss it, lol. Pam, it sounds like you have a very exciting life, lol! Actually, it sounds very relaxing, especially if accompanied by an adult beverage. ;) Just googled O. triloba and WOW, really pretty flowers, but boy is that foliage weedy-looking. I started O. macrocarpa from seed several years ago and have mature plants now. The flowers bloom in the spring and look similar, probably larger, and quite lovely. But again the foliage is a little weedy and looks ratty now. And do I dare start O. speciosa from seed? Gorgeous flowers, but supposed to be a rampant spreader. |
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- Posted by pam_whitbyon 6 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 15, 11 at 12:41
| Yup, there's no question the foliage looks a bit weedy! But it keeps blooming and blooming, and more shoots come up all the time. And it doesnt seem to be that fussy about where it is, sun or part sun. And now that I know what they are, and what they do, I like how they look in the garden :) Oh Terrene, yes, believe me, those relaxing moments are just what the doctor ordered. The rest of our life is completely topsy turvy, chaotic and insane. lol. |
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