Evening Primrose Yellow

Evening Primrose - Yellow     

Approximate Seed Quantity: 50

This herbaceous annual produces large yellow flowers that open late afternoon and throughout the evening, giving off a sublime scent. At home in borders and as part of a naturalised meadow setting. Hugely attractive to all our pollinators and readily self-seeds. The plants reach a height ranging from 60cm to 1.5m. Download sowing guide

• Sow late winter to mid-spring on the surface of fine seed compost. Cover very lightly
• Soil to be damp but not wet
• Use a propagator or seal in a polythene bag and exclude light until after germination
• Days to germination: 14-21
• Optimum Temperature: 10-15°C
• When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant to 7cm pots and grow on
• Plant out after all danger of frost has passed
• Plant spacing: 30cm
• Full sun
• Soil: ordinary, dry or moist but well drained
• Can be direct sown as soon as the soil has warmed and you see signs of weeds growing. Just lightly rake in.