Buttercup -
(Oenothera speciosa 'Rosea')
Perennial Plants
Other Common Names: Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Pink Evening Primrose, Pinkladies, Buttercups
Family: Onagraceae Genus: Oenothera Species: speciosa Cultivar: 'Rosea'
Becky Delbridge
Planted · 11 years ago
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Updated: 11 years ago
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Plant Type: Annual Bedding, Perennial, Wild Flower, Weed Temp / Zone: Zone 5A · -20° to -15° F, Zone 5B · -15° to -10° F, Zone 6A · -10° to -5° F, Zone 6B · -5° to 0° F, Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F, Zone 7B · 5° to 10° F, Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F, Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F, Zone 9A · 20° to 25° F, Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F Sun Exposure: Full / Mostly Sun Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt Soil Drainage: Well Drained Water Needs: Average Level of Care: Low Flower Color: White, Light Pink, Soft Pink Attracts: Hummingbirds Foliage Color: Medium Green Average Width: .5' to 1' Average Height: 0' to 1' Fragrances: None Season of Color: Spring Blooms, Summer Blooms Resistant To: Drought, Heat, Mildew Landscape Uses: Border / Edger, Mailbox Plant, Mass Planting, Small Groups Growth Habits: Sprawling Theme Gardens: Cottage, Hummingbird, Perennial, Rock Loading Plant Attributes
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Becky Delbridge · Gardenality Veteran · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Pruning
No pruning is necessary.
Becky Delbridge · Gardenality Veteran · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Feeding
Showy Evening Primrose is a very enthusiastic wildflower that needs no feeding.
Becky Delbridge · Gardenality Veteran · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Problems
Here in Zone 8a the predominate problem I have had is that the Showy Evening Primrose tends to happily reseed and spread to areas away from the original planting. If planted in really poor soil it seems to stay pretty well behaved but could very well become invasive in better soil.
Becky Delbridge · Gardenality Veteran · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Planting
The Showy Evening Primrose is better known as Buttercups here in Mississippi. It is most often seen in large drifts along roadsides and can really put on a show especially in areas where nothing else seems to grow. I have been growing buttercups along the street side of my garden for a good number of years with many compliments.
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