evening primrose

Dusk-opening yellow flower

Evening primrose is a flowering plant with yellow blossoms that open in the evening.

The plant produces oil rich in fatty acids, sold as a dietary supplement for various conditions: evening primrose oil for skin health.

Despite the name, it's unrelated to true primroses.

golden

yellow

Hue between green and orange

  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • brightEmitting or reflecting light
  • glowingGiving off steady light

sunlit · buttercup · luminous · canary · saffron · marigold · tawny · lemon · sulfur · showy

botanical

herbaceous

Having soft green stems

petals · sepals · stamen · stigma · ovary · pollination · rosette · taproot · lance-shaped · self-pollinating

medicinal

omega-6

Polyunsaturated fatty acid class

oil · fatty acids · anti-inflammatory · eczema · hormonal · PMS · menopause · skin health · supplement · dietary

twilight

dusk

Dimming after sundown

crepuscular · moonrise · nocturnal · starlight · dimness · afterglow · lantern · shadows · sundown · candlelight

wildflower

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

native · North American · bloom · nectar · habitat · pollinator · butterfly · moth · ecosystem · spreading

Categories
Opposites
blooming time

evening primrosemorning glory

Twining vine, trumpet-shaped flowers

sunflower · day lily · California poppy · dandelion · marigold

pollinator attraction

evening primrosebee balm

Aromatic mint-family perennial

butterfly bush · lavender · coneflower · zinnia · black-eyed Susan

light attraction behavior

evening primroseheliotrope

Sun-tracking fragrant plant

sunflower · ice plant · sedum

Family

evening, evenings, primrose, eves, eventide, vesper, evening star

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