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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

20CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Oenothera

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Mompha eloisellaRed-Streaked Mompha
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Proserpinus gauraeProud Sphinx
Schinia floridaPrimrose Flower Moth, Evening Primrose Flower Moth
Schinia gauraeClouded Crimson
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Dichomeris agonia
Mompha brevivittella
Mompha stellella

23BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Oenothera

Individual names are not available yet.

4Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Oenothera

5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Oenothera

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White, pink or yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 2 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Part shade” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “Dry; Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Cut Leaf Evening Primrose; Cutleaf Evening primrose

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