Scientific Name Oenothera fruticosa Common Name Sundrops

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Characteristics Season summer Height 6-12 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8 Flower Color yellow Soil well drained to dry soils Exposure full sun Propagation division in summer, seed North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Sundrops grows wild in all parts of North Carolina except the high mountains, where although it is striking seen along roadsides and in meadows, never achieves the beauty possible under cultivation. Red stems compliment the bright yellow flowers produced over a long season. Origin Eastern North America, North Carolina

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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