Self Sower

Evening Primrose seeds excel at self-sowing, filling gardens with continuous blooms each year without additional planting. Ideal for outdoor gardening enthusiasts, these seeds naturally disperse, creating a continuous display of fragrant, light yellow flowers that attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, enhancing biodiversity in meadows and fence lines.

Heat, Drought and Humidity Tolerant

Adapted to challenging conditions, Evening Primrose thrives in full sun, showing remarkable tolerance to heat, drought, and humidity. These wild flower seeds are a staple in southern living gardens, particularly in Texas, flourishing in well-drained soils across a wide range of USDA zones from 3 to 9, making it a resilient addition to drought-tolerant landscapes.

Native to North America

Evening Primrose is a native North American wildflower, naturally acclimated to the continent’s varied environments. Its ability to attract essential pollinators like bees and butterflies with its sweetly scented blooms makes it a valuable component of native wildflower gardens, contributing to the green health and visual appeal of natural spaces.

Various Health Benefits

Evening Primrose is a native North American wildflower, naturally acclimated to the continent’s varied environments. Its ability to attract essential pollinators like bees and butterflies with its sweetly scented blooms makes it a valuable component of native wildflower gardens, contributing to the green health and visual appeal of natural spaces.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera Lamarckiana) - What a treasured wildflower that has naturalized throughout the United States. Evening Primrose is easily propagated from flower seed, and it does wonders when planted in a meadow or along a fence line. Oenothera Evening Primrose gets its name because it opens in the late afternoon and stays opened throughout the evening. It has light yellow blooms that measure over 2 inches across, and they have a rich scent that attracts bees, butterflies and birds.

Evening Primrose is an annual wildflower with a fairly short bloom period. Its flowers may be seen in May and June, with the peak being mid-May.They prefer a sunny area with well-drained soil. They are liberal self-sowers, spreading their own flower seed, so after they are done blooming cut back the plants to reduce spreading.

How To Grow Evening Primrose From Seed: To sow Evening Primrose seeds outdoors, prepare weed-free soil and loosen the top 1 - 2 inches. Spread the flower seed and rake them into the soil only lightly covering. Sow Oenothera Primrose seeds in early spring or late fall. Evening Primrose Flower Care: In the spring, before flowering, apply a compost as a fertilizer around the plants. After flowering, cut back the Primrose plants after blooming is done to reduce the spreading. 

Showy Flowers and Foliage!

How to Grow

Sow these seeds indoors in late fall or early winter, using seeds trays with a starter mix. Press seeds into the soil, but do not cover: light is needed for germination. Keep seeds moist until germination. Once seedlings develop two or three true leaves they can be transplanted to a protected outdoor seedbed or individual pots: this is best in late winter or early spring. When planting primrose in its final location, amend the soil with plenty of peat moss and use a slow-release fertilizer. Space plants 8 inches apart in a partially shaded area.

• Environment: full sun to partial shade
• Soil: humus rich w' pH 6.0-7.2
• Sowing rate: 4 seeds per plant

Plant Specifications

This Common Primrose (also known as English Primrose) is a flowering annual plant that grows in USDA zones 4 through 8.

• Bloom color: purple
• Bloom season: winter & early spring
• Plant height: 5-6 inches

Common Primrose (Primula Acaulis Primlet Purple) - These mounded plants have purple flowers which look like bouquets of fragrant mini-roses with semi-double blooms.  Long-lasting as an indoor house plant; otherwise, typically grown as an annual. Good for pots, borders, woodland settings, edges and windowsills. Low maintenance & frost tolerant and loves to attracts butterflies.

Sow Primrose seeds indoors in late fall or early winter. Use starter trays and a peaty starter mix. Press the Primula seeds into the starter mix but do not cover the flower seeds. Light is beneficial for germination. After the Primrose seedlings get their second or third leaves they can be transplanted to a protected outdoor seedbed or individual pots. Plant out in late winter or early spring. When planting German Primrose into its permanent place, amend the garden soil with plenty of peat moss and use a slow release fertilizer. Space the Primrose plants 8 inches apart in a partially shaded setting.

Common Primrose (Primula Acaulis Primlet Pink Shades) - These mounded plants have pink flowers which look like bouquets of fragrant mini-roses with semi-double blooms.  Long-lasting as an indoor house plant; otherwise, typically grown as an annual. Good for pots, borders, woodland settings, edges and windowsills. Low maintenance & frost tolerant and loves to attracts butterflies.

Sow Primrose seeds indoors in late fall or early winter. Use starter trays and a peaty starter mix. Press the Primula seeds into the starter mix but do not cover the flower seeds. Light is beneficial for germination. After the Primrose seedlings get their second or third leaves they can be transplanted to a protected outdoor seedbed or individual pots. Plant out in late winter or early spring. When planting German Primrose into its permanent place, amend the garden soil with plenty of peat moss and use a slow release fertilizer. Space the Primrose plants 8 inches apart in a partially shaded setting.

Common Primrose (Primula Acaulis Primlet Mix) - These mounded plants have flowers which look like bouquets of fragrant mini-roses with semi-double blooms.  Long-lasting as an indoor house plant; otherwise, typically grown as an annual. Good for pots, borders, woodland settings, edges and windowsills. Low maintenance & frost tolerant and loves to attracts butterflies.

Sow Primrose seeds indoors in late fall or early winter. Use starter trays and a peaty starter mix. Press the Primula seeds into the starter mix but do not cover the flower seeds. Light is beneficial for germination. After the Primrose seedlings get their second or third leaves they can be transplanted to a protected outdoor seedbed or individual pots. Plant out in late winter or early spring. When planting German Primrose into its permanent place, amend the garden soil with plenty of peat moss and use a slow release fertilizer. Space the Primrose plants 8 inches apart in a partially shaded setting.

German Primrose (Primula Obconica Libre Mix) - Free-flowering color that lasts. Striking, flowering pot plant with outstanding appeal.  Flower color intensifies and deepens as plants mature. Cold temperatures are not necessary to initiate flowering, but cooler growing conditions produce a more compact, free-flowering plant.

Primula obconica bears pink, lilac-blue, red or white flowers, 1 to 2 inches wide, occasionally with slightly frilled edges. This is a rosette-forming, upright, evergreen perennial that is usually grown as an annual. Leaves are somewhat coarse, serrated, oval to heart shaped, to 6 inches long. Good in rock gardens, containers and as a bedding plant. In general, primroses like climates with cool summers.

Sow Primrose seeds indoors in late fall or early winter. Use starter trays and a peaty starter mix. Press the Primula seeds into the starter mix but do not cover the flower seeds. Light is beneficial for germination. After the Primrose seedlings get their second or third leaves they can be transplanted to a protected outdoor seedbed or individual pots. Plant out in late winter or early spring. When planting German Primrose into its permanent place, amend the garden soil with plenty of peat moss and use a slow release fertilizer. Space the Primrose plants 8 inches apart in a partially shaded setting.

Common Primrose (Primula Acaulis Danova Yellow Red Bicolor) - This flowering primrose with yellow and red bicolor flowers only grows 4 - 6 inches tall. Well matched in flowering time and habit. Well suited for bedding, mixed containers and pot plant use. Early to mid-season type, with 2 to 2 1/2 inch blooms held close to the foliage on compact plants.

Sow Primrose seeds indoors in late fall or early winter. Use starter trays and a peaty starter mix. Press the Primula Acaulis seeds into the starter mix but do not cover the flower seeds. Light is beneficial for germination. After the Primrose seedlings get their second or third leaves they can be transplanted to a protected outdoor seedbed or individual pots. Plant out in late winter or early spring. When planting Common Primrose into its permanent place, amend the garden soil with plenty of peat moss and use a slow release fertilizer. Space the Primrose plants 8 inches apart in a partially shaded setting.

Common Primrose (Primula Acaulis Danova Wine Bicolor) - This flowering wine colored bicolor primrose only grows 4 - 6 inches tall. Well matched in flowering time and habit. Well suited for bedding, mixed containers and pot plant use. Early to mid-season type, with 2 to 2 1/2 inch blooms held close to the foliage on compact plants.

Sow Primrose seeds indoors in late fall or early winter. Use starter trays and a peaty starter mix. Press the Primula Acaulis seeds into the starter mix but do not cover the flower seeds. Light is beneficial for germination. After the Primrose seedlings get their second or third leaves they can be transplanted to a protected outdoor seedbed or individual pots. Plant out in late winter or early spring. When planting Common Primrose into its permanent place, amend the garden soil with plenty of peat moss and use a slow release fertilizer. Space the Primrose plants 8 inches apart in a partially shaded setting.