Oakes' Evening Primrose

Oenothera oakesiana (A. Gray) J.W. Robbins ex S. Watson & J.M. Coult. - Evening Primrose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (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.