Garden plot - expanse for summer residents who not only strive to grow fruit trees and shrubs, but also allow their creative imagination to unfold. Flower growers will pick up just such plants that will give their green kingdom a beautiful, extraordinary, individual look. Undoubtedly, it will be a good idea to use the garden flower of Oenothera, which in Europe is called the "night candle", in landscape design. This name was assigned to some plant species. Their flowers open only in the evening, exuding a delicate pleasant aroma, and close in the morning. Our flower has earned a different name - "aspen", thanks to the elongated shape of the leaves, reminiscent of the ears of a donkey.
Enotera flowers look very elegant in the photo. The herbaceous plant has stems from twenty to one hundred and twenty centimeters high and gray foliage. Yellow, four-petaled flowers are cupped. There are also other colors: pink, white, brick red.
North America is called the birthplace of the flower. Oenothera belongs to the Cyprus family. More than fifteen plant species are known, among which there are perennial, annual and biennial.
The primrose flower loves the sun very much. If you put him inshade, it will bloom badly. Seeds are sown in open ground in autumn or spring. Before planting the plant, you need to choose the soil. It should be drained, light, sandy. If the soil is heavy, clayey, you need to add sand and compost. Annual species of evening primrose can reproduce by self-sowing. But in the spring they need to be thinned out. For perennials, breeding by dividing the bush is suitable. It must be borne in mind that their roots are very sprawling. Their growth must be limited, otherwise they will overwhelm other plants.
The evening primrose flower is unpretentious. He does not like waterlogging, he easily tolerates drought. However, after planting, watering should be carried out regularly. The soil should not dry out, otherwise there will be poor germination. After the seedlings grow up, it can be dived. There should be a distance of ten centimeters between plants. Periodically it is necessary to feed the plant. It is better to transplant a flower in May. The primrose is resistant to cold, but it needs to be covered for the winter.
If you decide to breed an evening primrose flower to decorate your garden plot, the following varieties will suit you: shrubby, stemless, quadrangular, Missouri. These plants can thrive in rocky areas. Shrub varieties are very beautiful in combination with other perennials. Their decorative effect is ensured by the bright autumn color of the foliage and late flowering.
Not only the decorative qualities possessed by the evening primrose flower are valued,It is also known for its healing properties. This plant is recognized as folk medicine and is used for the manufacture of medicinal products. For example, a decoction of its flowers and leaves helps with diarrhea, a tincture of the roots is used to wash bruises, wounds, and also as a diuretic.
