Birdcage Evening Primrose

Oenothera deltoides Torr. & Frém. - Evening Primrose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Birdcage Evening Primrose: Hyles lineata, Schinia felicitata

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.