Shortfruit Evening Primrose

Oenothera brachycarpa

native · Central Texas

Shortfruit Evening Primrose is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1 ft tall. It wants full sun. Blooms yellow in Mar–Jun.

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The facts

3 sources

Type: Wildflower
Sun: Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Height: About 1 ft
Bloom: Mar–Jun · yellow

Where it grows

1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.