Oenothera odorata
| Oenothera odorata | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Summer |
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| Shelter | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Oenothera odorata
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in a sandy medium in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Basal cuttings in spring. Harvest the shoots with plenty of underground stem when they are about 8 - 10cm above the ground. Pot them up into individual pots of low-fertility soil and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant out in the following spring.
Cultivation: Prefers a dryish well-drained sandy loam and full sun[1][2]. Heavy clay soils may induce winter rots[2]. Succeeds in poor soils.
The flowers open in the evening, they are richly scented and are very attractive to moths.
Range: Southern S. America - Chile.
Edibility: Young leaves[3][4]. No more details are given.
Pollinators: Lepidoptera, bees, self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: O. sulphurea. Auct. Raimannia odorata.
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.