Also known as the common evening primrose, this tall hardy biennial is worth the wait from seed. A succession of large scented flowers are produced on tall stems in the summer and autumn. It is a classic cottage garden plant and looks equally at home in prairie or meadow planting scheme.
It likes sun or part shade and likes any well drained soil. As it's a tall plant it's best kept in sheltered spot otherwise you will need to stake it.
It will self seed. Seeds are best planted in early summer. In the first growing season low-growing rosettes will form. The following year the tall flower stems shoot up.
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