|
Tue, Mar 11, 08 at 22:33
| Growing up, every summer my granny's yard would be taken over by hundreds of evening primrose plants. I'm not talking of the ground hugging ones, but the ones that grow several feet tall. We would sit on her porch every evening, and just drink in the heady smell.
I can't find these anywhere! I was given 2 last summer, 1 bloomed, with no scent. There haven't been any evening primroses blooming in granny's yard for decades now, or I'd rob some from her. Can anyone help? |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| I know, they have the most wonderful scent! I see them blooming around here sometimes but they are off our property, usually in the ditches. I keep meaning to get some seeds, because I have read that their tuber is very good to eat as a wild food. You might want to post your 'wanted' on the seed exchange forum here. Horizonherbs.com might also sell them, I seem to recall seeing them for sale when I was looking through their catalog. |
|
| There are a number of native plant nurseries that specialize in perennials and should have fragrant cultivars; oenothera is the genus name. I grow o. speciosa, which has beautiful pink flowers but only a slight scent. Jim |
|
- Posted by daesaflgatorfan z8 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 17, 08 at 8:05
| Thanx, y'all. I'll check it out ASAP. Hopefully, I'll be able to get some growing this year! |
|
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Sat, Mar 22, 08 at 16:16
| Where and when do seeds from Evening Primrose develop? I found EP at the grocery store, sitting in what I call, the dead cart..think it was .50..Planted, and it pops up every yr..(Now it won't watch..LOL) Do seeds fall off the plant? If someone tells me when/how it's done, after mine flowers I'll keep an eye out for seed..if anything I can mail for postage..Flowers are yellow, they dote on cool temps..after a few weeks of cool to cold temps, and soil dries, flowers really pop out..Toni |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Fragrant Plants Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.