If it is a native wildflower it must be good? Not always. The White Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), commonly known as the Pink Evening Primrose or Pink Ladies, is a low-growing herbaceous, ...

Q: My son gave me a plant called evening primrose this past spring. He got it from a neighbor. It blooms yellow over about 6 weeks, but each flower only lasts one evening and then dies. Hummingbird ...

-- Dear Harvey: I have seen this pink flowering plant everywhere. Is it a weed or a wildflower and can I grow it in my own garden? Thank you. – Bonnie S. I love the question is it a “weed or a ...

Driving through East Spencer the other day I noticed a profusely pink flowering pink plant on the side of the road that closely resembled pink flowering petunias. Further up the street the flowers ...

Q. My friends told me about a plant in his garden with yellow flowers that close very suddenly at the end of the day. They keep a few of the plants to amaze visitors to their garden. Can you tell me ...

Today, you meet several nice native plants, all in the evening primrose family, as well as the not-so-nice invasive yellow flag iris. You also meet the beneficial insects known as the charming sphinx ...