YELLOW EVENING PRIMROSE, OENOTHERA LAMARCKIANA
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SPECIFICATION OF PRIMROSE
NAME: Evening Primrose
PLANTING TIME: Outdoors- after frost / Indoors- weeks before the last frost
BLOOM TIME: Late Spring - Summer
PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 60 inches
PLANT SPACING: 12 - 15"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full Sun
OTHER: These fragrant beauties get their name because they only bloom at night! It also attracts bees, butterflies and birds.
USES: The plant can be harvested at any time for culinary purposes. The flowers are the preferred parts for medicinal purposes, but all parts are useful. Best time to collect plants for medicinal use is when the plant is in flower during autumn. The essential oil is readily available in commercial products.
Warning: Expert supervision is recommended when using the essential oil for medicinal purposes. Do not use this herb if suffering from epilepsy.
GERMINATION GUIDE
1. Always sow seeds on a sunny day. Soak the seeds before sowing.
2. Fill the germination container with soil mix and saturate it with water. Allow the container to drain completely and then saturate it again to ensure that it is evenly wet. Set the container aside until the mix is moist.
3. Sprinkle the seeds on the surface of the mix and cover with a scant 1/8-inch layer of sand or vermiculite.
4. Place the container on a heat mat and set the temperature at 68 degrees Fahrenheit from sundown to dawn and 86 degrees during the day. Keep the soil moist during germination, and the seeds will sprout within three weeks.
5. Transplant the strongest seedlings when they have their third set of leaves. Choose a sunny spot in the garden and plant them at the same depth they were growing in the germination container.
6. Keep the soil moist until the primrose begins flowering.
Use a flat tray container about 10 inches by 15 inches (biggest or smaller your choice) 1.5 to 2 inches deep. Make sure you have plenty of holes in it for good water drainage- put the seedling mix you prepared up to almost top leaving about 0.5 inches space-now evenly spread the seeds over it after that cover the seeds with seedling mix only about 0.5 cm (half a centimeter) water it by watering can place the container in semi-shaded place.
WARNING
1.Do not sow seeds on Rainy day or in a cloudy weather
2. You will definitely end up with nothing, wait for the bright sunny day and clear weather
3. Please check the forecast before sowing the seeds on the following website :
NAME: Evening Primrose
PLANTING TIME: Outdoors- after frost / Indoors- weeks before the last frost
BLOOM TIME: Late Spring - Summer
PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 60 inches
PLANT SPACING: 12 - 15"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full Sun
OTHER: These fragrant beauties get their name because they only bloom at night! It also attracts bees, butterflies and birds.
USES: The plant can be harvested at any time for culinary purposes. The flowers are the preferred parts for medicinal purposes, but all parts are useful. Best time to collect plants for medicinal use is when the plant is in flower during autumn. The essential oil is readily available in commercial products.
Warning: Expert supervision is recommended when using the essential oil for medicinal purposes. Do not use this herb if suffering from epilepsy.
GERMINATION GUIDE
1. Always sow seeds on a sunny day. Soak the seeds before sowing.
2. Fill the germination container with soil mix and saturate it with water. Allow the container to drain completely and then saturate it again to ensure that it is evenly wet. Set the container aside until the mix is moist.
3. Sprinkle the seeds on the surface of the mix and cover with a scant 1/8-inch layer of sand or vermiculite.
4. Place the container on a heat mat and set the temperature at 68 degrees Fahrenheit from sundown to dawn and 86 degrees during the day. Keep the soil moist during germination, and the seeds will sprout within three weeks.
5. Transplant the strongest seedlings when they have their third set of leaves. Choose a sunny spot in the garden and plant them at the same depth they were growing in the germination container.
6. Keep the soil moist until the primrose begins flowering.
Use a flat tray container about 10 inches by 15 inches (biggest or smaller your choice) 1.5 to 2 inches deep. Make sure you have plenty of holes in it for good water drainage- put the seedling mix you prepared up to almost top leaving about 0.5 inches space-now evenly spread the seeds over it after that cover the seeds with seedling mix only about 0.5 cm (half a centimeter) water it by watering can place the container in semi-shaded place.
WARNING
1.Do not sow seeds on Rainy day or in a cloudy weather
2. You will definitely end up with nothing, wait for the bright sunny day and clear weather
3. Please check the forecast before sowing the seeds on the following website :
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