Oenothera bifrons D.Don
A nearly erect annual or short-lived perennial with purple-tinged stems, alternate, smooth, broadly lance-shaped leaves, and solitary, axillary, bright canary yellow flowers. [BM t.3764/1839].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Another and very distinct species of Evening Primrose, discovered by the late Mr. Drummond in Texas, and introduced to our gardens, is that here figured. It may be at once known by its semiamplexicaul leaves, of which the upper, gradually passing into bracteas, are remarkably broad and exactly cordate. It is quite hardy, and a very free flowerer, each panicle, and, indeed, branch of a panicle, hearing a great number of buds, which open in succession. With us, in the Glasgow Botanic Garden, it has flowered in August and September, and bids fair to continue blossoming till the frosts destroy the plant.’ [BM t.3764/1839]. Introduced to Britain in 1835. [JD].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [H.161/1845].
Notes
Another possibility is Oenothera bifrons Lindl. which is probably synonymous with Godetia bifrons Hort. which see.
Published Feb 12, 2009 - 04:53 PM | Last updated Jul 28, 2010 - 03:33 PM
Oenothera bifrons D.Don | BM t.3764/1839 | BHL
| Family | Onagraceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | North America |
| Synonyms | Oenothera heterophylla Steud. |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Oenothera bifida |
| Confidence level | medium |
