Common name:
Fragrant evening-primrose
Family:
Scientific name:
Oenothera stricta
Main flower color:
Range:
Coastal regions of south England; an introduced species
Height:
Up to 120 cm
Habitat:
Sand dunes and coastal grassland
Flowers:
Five large (up to 4 cm long) yellow petals, which have a red patch towards the base, and become orange then red as they mature and wither. The five narrow sepals are reddish, and recurved. Stems and sepals have a covering of whitish hairs, lacking swollen red bases. The eight stamens and the four-lobed stigma are similar in height
Leaves:
Narrowly lanceolate, dark green with a light-coloured midvein and wavy, slightly toothed edges
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
