Is planting Evening Primrose a bad idea?

[Anonymous]

I planted some this year and just saw that it tends to be invasive! Argh! keep it or pull it up???

[Anonymous]

You mean Oenothera biennis? It's native to our area and, therefore, cannot be invasive. It may be spread but it's very pollinator friendly and I have no problems controlling the spread by deadheading and weeding.

For me, a difficult native plant to control is anything in the mint family like Monarda (bee balm) or Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply. Mine is pink. I will go look for the tag and see which kind.

[Anonymous]

It is Oenothera berlandieri - 'siskiyou'
The tag actually says it is native so I will keep it. As pretty as it is I hope it does not take over my yard.

[Anonymous]

It’s not really invasive, but my friend has it and it does not keep itself to itself. That said, if a neighbor had some free seedlings, I would be ALL over putting them in my garden (which I’m about 50% done converting to natives).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You mean Oenothera biennis? It's native to our area and, therefore, cannot be invasive. It may be spread but it's very pollinator friendly and I have no problems controlling the spread by deadheading and weeding.

For me, a difficult native plant to control is anything in the mint family like Monarda (bee balm) or Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI

Miss Manners obedient plant is said to be quite well-behaved.

Anyone with experience? (Just planted three of them.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You mean Oenothera biennis? It's native to our area and, therefore, cannot be invasive. It may be spread but it's very pollinator friendly and I have no problems controlling the spread by deadheading and weeding.

For me, a difficult native plant to control is anything in the mint family like Monarda (bee balm) or Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI

Miss Manners obedient plant is said to be quite well-behaved.

Anyone with experience? (Just planted three of them.)

PP here. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! If you can, report back in a year. I've been digging out mine that's in the sun all weekend. The ones in partial shade aren't so bad but I'm so over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You mean Oenothera biennis? It's native to our area and, therefore, cannot be invasive. It may be spread but it's very pollinator friendly and I have no problems controlling the spread by deadheading and weeding.

For me, a difficult native plant to control is anything in the mint family like Monarda (bee balm) or Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI

Miss Manners obedient plant is said to be quite well-behaved.

Anyone with experience? (Just planted three of them.)

PP here. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! If you can, report back in a year. I've been digging out mine that's in the sun all weekend. The ones in partial shade aren't so bad but I'm so over it.

You can give them away on your local native plant swap group. People will even dig them out, saving you the trouble. There is one for VA on FB.

[Anonymous]

Obedient plant looks so nice! Is it misbehaving??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You mean Oenothera biennis? It's native to our area and, therefore, cannot be invasive. It may be spread but it's very pollinator friendly and I have no problems controlling the spread by deadheading and weeding.

For me, a difficult native plant to control is anything in the mint family like Monarda (bee balm) or Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI

Miss Manners obedient plant is said to be quite well-behaved.

Anyone with experience? (Just planted three of them.)

PP here. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! If you can, report back in a year. I've been digging out mine that's in the sun all weekend. The ones in partial shade aren't so bad but I'm so over it.

You can give them away on your local native plant swap group. People will even dig them out, saving you the trouble. There is one for VA on FB.

I had no idea! Thanks for posting! I just requested access to the group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obedient plant looks so nice! Is it misbehaving??

Obedient Plant is named for its stem, which can be bent, a little like a wire. It is a naughty little plant that spreads like crazy (by runner, I believe). If you like it, plant it in a container in the ground to control it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You mean Oenothera biennis? It's native to our area and, therefore, cannot be invasive. It may be spread but it's very pollinator friendly and I have no problems controlling the spread by deadheading and weeding.

For me, a difficult native plant to control is anything in the mint family like Monarda (bee balm) or Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI

Miss Manners obedient plant is said to be quite well-behaved.

Anyone with experience? (Just planted three of them.)

PP here. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! If you can, report back in a year. I've been digging out mine that's in the sun all weekend. The ones in partial shade aren't so bad but I'm so over it.

I planted a Miss Manners two or three years ago. So far, it has stayed as a clump. I wish it would get a little disobedient, as it is quite a lovely plant, and blooms for a really long time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You mean Oenothera biennis? It's native to our area and, therefore, cannot be invasive. It may be spread but it's very pollinator friendly and I have no problems controlling the spread by deadheading and weeding.

For me, a difficult native plant to control is anything in the mint family like Monarda (bee balm) or Physostegia virginiana (obedient plant)

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OEBI

Miss Manners obedient plant is said to be quite well-behaved.

Anyone with experience? (Just planted three of them.)

PP here. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! If you can, report back in a year. I've been digging out mine that's in the sun all weekend. The ones in partial shade aren't so bad but I'm so over it.

You can give them away on your local native plant swap group. People will even dig them out, saving you the trouble. There is one for VA on FB.

I had no idea! Thanks for posting! I just requested access to the group.

There is also a NOVA plant and garden share, which is not limited to natives. Between all the swap groups, I have received a lot of plants. I haven't been native gardening for long, so haven't been able to give back as much, although I do share when people are generous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not really invasive, but my friend has it and it does not keep itself to itself. That said, if a neighbor had some free seedlings, I would be ALL over putting them in my garden (which I’m about 50% done converting to natives).

Evening primrose pops right out of the seeds. Very quick and easy to grow.

[Anonymous]

I have it and little babies are everywhere. It is choking out some of my other flowers. BUT it's pretty easy to pull up. I'm moving it to another part of the yard that's weedy and hoping it will take over.