Primrose Seeds - Dwarf Evening

Flower Specifications

Season: Perennial

USDA Zones: 4 - 10

Height: 8 - 12 inches

Bloom Season: Early to late summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Environment: Full sun

Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.8 - 6.8

Deer Resistant: Yes

Foliage Color: Dark green

Latin Name: Oenothera Missouriensis

Planting Directions

Temperature: 65 - 70F

Average Germ Time: 15 - 30 days

Light Required: Yes

Depth: 1/16 inch

Sowing Rate: 1 ounce per 200 square feet

Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination

Plant Spacing: 12 - 16 inches

Dwarf Evening Primrose (Oenothera Missouriensis) - Start Primrose seeds for a truly terrific display in the late spring. The Dwarf Evening Primrose plant is packed with vivid saucer-shaped, golden-yellow drought resistant flowers that are 4 inches across. You'll want a second look! It is outstanding for the front of the flower border or the rock garden. It loves full sun and prefers well-drained soil.

Dwarf Evening Primrose is also known as Missouri Primrose or Ozark Sundrops. The Missouri Primrose plant is a long-lived, drought-tolerant perennial that makes a nice ground cover around taller perennials and shrubs. It is hardy and looks great spilling over a retaining wall or spreading through a large rock garden.

Sow Evening Primrose seeds outdoors in early spring, prepare weed-free soil and loosen the top 1 - 2 inches. Spread the flower seeds and rake them into the soil and pressing them in to make good contact with the soil. Keep Missouri Primrose seeds moist until germination occurs. When Primrose seedlings emerge, thin to strongest plants every 12 - 16 inches. Can also sow Oenothera Missouriensis seeds indoors about 8 weeks before setting out after last frost. Use starter trays or small containers and use 3 - 4 flower seeds per plant. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous blooming.

Approximately 5,750 seeds per ounce.

Grow Primrose Seeds...

For a truly terrific late spring display in the garden!

Primrose Seeds | Dwarf Evening

How to Grow

Sow Evening Primrose seeds outdoors in the early spring. Prepare soil by loosening the top 1 - 2 inches. Spread the flower seeds and rake them into the soil, pressing them in to make good contact with the soil. Keep seeds moist until germination occurs. When Primrose seedlings emerge, thin to strongest seedling. Space plants every 12 - 16 inches.

Approximately 5750 seeds per ounce
Sowing Rate: 1 ounce per 200 square feet
Depth: 1/16 inch
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Average Germ Time: 15 - 30 days