Onagraceae FAMILY

Oenothera albicaulis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual/Biennial

Growth—

Prefers a dryish well-drained sandy loam and full sun^{[1, 2]}. Heavy clay soils may induce winter rots^[2]. Succeeds in poor soils^[2]. The flowers open in the evening, they are richly scented and are very attractive to moths.

Propagation

Seed - sow in situ from late spring to early summer or in the autumn^[2]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Oenothera+albicaulis>

Pollinators

Lepidoptera, bees, Self

References

[1]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
[2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.