Oenothera versicolor Sunset Boulevard - Red Evening Primrose

The plants we offer are more suitable for cool to damp, yet porous, areas. Heavy and compact clay soils may be suitable, provided the structure is improved by mixing gravel into the soil to a depth of about 40cm (16in). If you take care to cut the stems after flowering, the plant will produce new rosette foliage close to the ground, covering the soil well until the frosts arrive. However, this short life is largely compensated by abundant spontaneous sowings in any rich, yet stony or sandy soil, surfaced with gravel in which the seeds find the ideal sowing medium. We have planted it in a scree garden alongside salvias and the Mertensia simplissicima with blue foliage: guaranteed contrast!