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Large Flowered Evening Primrose, organic seeds

Eco Heirloom

Information


 

Product number:K483
Scientific name:Oenothera glazioviana
Botanic family:Evening Primrose Family - Onagraceae
Organic:Yes
Lifespan:Annual - biannual
F1 Hybrid:No
New variety:No
Sowing time:Pre-cultivate: March–May/June–July
Sowing depth:1 cm
Germination time:10–30 days
Plant spacing:25 cm
Row spacing:40–50 cm
Height:100–120 cm
Plant location:Sun
Harvest/blooming:June–October
Seeds/g:2500 seeds
Heirloom variety:Yes

Cultivation advice

Sowing

Evening primrose is biennial can be sown directly outdoors in the summer so that it can grow a rosette that overwinters. It self-sows richly if it thrives. The small seeds kan can be sown at 1 cm depth, outdoors  in the summer, but it gets better if it sown indoors and set out after the risk of frost is over.

Spacing

Keep 25 cm of mutual space.

Harvest

The leaves, stem and root are eaten as vegetables. The root resembles parsnip.

Seed

2500 seeds/g. 
A portion contains about 200 seeds.