GENERAL:
Common Name: gumbo evening primrose
Perennial
Family: Onagraceae
Plant Height: 3-8"
Root Type: taproot
Bloom Time: early summer
Native Habitat: open gumbo flats, sandy banks
GROWING INFO:
Soil: very sandy soil is best
Light: full sun
Water: enjoys extra moisture if water drains away from root crown
Germination: plant in fall barely covering seed
Native Range Map (Color Key):
Map Courtesy of: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2011. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].