Stemless Evening Primrose

Oenothera triloba

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

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

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Orange or yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 8 inches” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Sun” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “Dry; Moist (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Stemless Evening Primrose

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