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headspace-hotel · 6 months
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My Oenothera biennis at home is covered in caterpillars of white-lined sphinx moth. I've never seen one before! I think the caterpillars hibernate underground over the winter and emerge in spring as their adult moth form?
O. biennis is common evening-primrose. It has such a special place in my heart. It was, I believe, the first rescued plant that bloomed for me—I pulled one from a crack in the pavement on the roadside, not knowing what it was, and carefully took care of it until it had grown too big for its pot, at which point I planted it in the front flower bed.
I remember how amazing it was to watch the plant develop pointed buds that opened into large, bright, delicate flowers that were the most gorgeous shade of glowing pale yellow. It was so unlike the rich, heavy, buttery yellows of dandelions and sunflowers and other yellow flowers I was familiar with—this plant had its own yellow, so gentle yet so luminous, almost fluorescent. Each day, a new set of buds formed and opened, beginning late July and continuing into the final days of September.
At last, the plant reached the end of its bright, showy riot of blossoms, and slowly dried up entirely, leaving an array of partially split open seed pods along the stem. O. biennis is biennial, as the name suggests. It germinates the first year, forms a rosette of leaves close to the ground, then the second year, it bolts—rapidly growing its stem upward—and produces tons and tons of flowers until it is utterly spent. As the plant dries out in death, the seed pods slowly curl open, releasing loads of tiny seeds.
The next spring, a strange miracle occurred: Many O. biennis sprouts came up where the seeds had fallen, but instead of creating a neat little rosette of leaves on the ground, they began bolting immediately.
One particularly enthusiastic sprout was already a foot tall by May, and kept growing and growing, to my perplexment. "You're supposed to be biennial! What are you doing?"
But it couldn't be denied—the plants were all preparing to bloom the same year they'd first sprouted. And bloom they did!
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The flower bed by the front door was blazing with color.
I saw how people designated O. biennis as a weed—it wasn't compact like the usual garden plants, it grew tall and sprawling like an expansive candelabra of blossoms. It was strong and enthusiastic in spite of poor conditions. But it was so beautiful, I was in love.
I learned that occasionally, O. biennis growing in harsh conditions with low competition, could evolve to have an annual life cycle. Apparently, all the seeds produced by the founding plant inherited this trait.
Yesterday, I visited home and collected seed pods from the one extraordinarily enthusiastic plant that had captured my attention, the one that bolted in spring and began blooming before all the others. I intend to spread those seeds in the goldenrod fields and whatever neglected place a tough plant might thrive.
I feel that the progeny of my one extraordinary plant might be more competitive in areas that are periodically subjected to mowing and bush-hogging. The plants these seeds give rise to could be better adapted to the novel stresses placed upon them in these disturbed environments.
The weakness of O. biennis is that it spreads its seeds simply by gravity and the action of water washing seeds away. Its genetics, however exceptional, cannot travel far. So I am helping it out a little bit, by identifying a plant that has evolved exceptionally well for the stresses of a roadside environment and spreading its seeds as much as I can.
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boschintegral-photo · 6 months
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Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis)
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thebotanicalarcade · 8 months
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n5_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: The Language of flowers : London :F. Warne,[18--?] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60674408
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Night blooming flowers
Flowers for a vampirekin/nocturnalkin garden.
Alyssum ( Lobularia maritima)
Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia)
Golden angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia aurea)
Peach angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia versicolor)
Red angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia sanguinea)
Salmon angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia vulcanicola)
Brahma kamal lotus (Saussurea obvallata)
Burning hearts (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)
Cape Jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
Casablanca Lily (Lilium ‘Casablanca’)
Chinese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
Chocolate daisy (Berlandiera lyrata)
Claret cup (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Drooping red gum (Eucalyptus parramattensis)
Easter lily cactus (Echinopsis oxygona)
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Evening rain lily (Zephyranthes drummondii)
Flowering tobacco ( Nicotiana alata)
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Four o’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)
Hoary stock (Matthiola incana)
Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
Lotus’ (Nelumbo)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronaius)
Moonflower (Datura innoxia)
Moon vine (Ipomoea alba)
Night blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum)
Night blooming water lilies (Nymphaea)
Night gladiolus (Gladiolus tristis)
Night phlox (Zaluzianskya capensis)
Night scented orchid (Epidendrum nocturnum)
Night scented stock (Matthiola longipetala)
Nottingham catchfly (Silene nutans)
Opening Night rose (Rosa x ‘Opening Night’)
Queen of the night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
Ten-petal blazing star (Mentzelia decapetala)
Tuberose (Agave amica)
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diogenesprintco · 1 month
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Haven't posted in a while, I've been working on a few bigger blocks and this is one of them: an A4-size symmetrical evening primrose (oenothera biennis) design, printed in dark green. I reread Maurice for the dozenth time in a moment of weakness and the floral symbolism got to me. Darkness in Maurice signifies nature, truth, growth, and understanding; the repeated reference to this night-blooming flower is exemplary of that theme. (Don't get me started!)
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unnokka · 15 days
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Light
"No shadow without light"
Continuation to my short piece 'Darkness'.
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The darkness had taken over everything in the forest clearing, and nothing dared to move.
Not the animals, not the plants, not even the wind dared to stir a whisper.
In the midst of it all, there was a sinister figure exuding something darker than the darkness itself.
Darkness crouched over something, its teeth still clenched into the lifeless from.
Suddenly, the figure drew a deep breath, lifting its head up, but stopping abruptly as it had begun its motion.
Its black eyes remained fixed on lifeless brown ones, which were just moments ago filled with life until they filled with fear, and then... nothing. As if hypnotized, the figure ran its hand through the brown hair, leaning closer and closer in admiration.
Drawing a deep breath, the figure smells the lingering scent of fear in the air. Oh, such sweet fear.
The figure didn't know how long it had been in place, but suddenly it noticed a small amount of light reflecting from lifeless eyes.
Beautiful. The Darkness thought.
A small smile crept onto the figure's lips, stained with the dark blood, causing a somber drop to fall, hitting the lifeless eyes and obscuring the reflection of light.
The darkness lifted its gaze to the sky, noticing the moonlight peeking slightly from behind a cloud corner, reflecting the last lights of the evening in the square.
Beautiful. The darkness thought once again.
Rising to its full height, the figure was menacing, but with the moon reflecting light on the ground, the forest knew it could breathe, and a gentle breeze dared to move, dancing with the grass and leaves in its wake.
The darkness spread its black wings, threatening to engulf the light and stopping everything once again, but instead, the light increased, encouraging the wind to continue its nocturnal dance.
The darkness noticed the moon gently illuminating the edge of the forest, where small plants grew, Oenothera biennis, Evening Primrose, as if showing the way. He smiled at the moon as a sign of gratitude before bending its legs and leaning forward, channeling energy into its muscles. Then, with a powerful stroke, the wings swept downward and backward, propelling him into the air.
In the midst of the moonlight, the figure's movement appeared as a fleeting shadow, unnoticed by anyone, without fear. Although fear would be wise in the proximity of darkness. So no one and nothing noticed the swift movement as the figure grabbed hold of a small yellow flower.
When the light seemed too much for the shadow, he stopped in the darkest corner, staring directly into the light.
"Beautiful" the shadow whispered softly to himself.
In the midst of the light hums a young man, quietly toiling away in his backyard, tending to his plants. A gentle breeze catches onto the man's brown locks, swirling them a few times before heading towards the shadow, carrying an enticing scent with it.
Before the shadow could move, the man quiets down but continues his work.
The shadow closes his wings close to his body, making himself as inconspicuous as possible, crouches slightly, and starts creeping silently towards the young man until he is right behind his prey.
The young man turns around, smiling, his brown eyes full of light, looking straight into his black eyes. The shadow is slightly taken aback but smiles back as he straightens his back.
"Hi" the man says, taking a step towards the shadow fearlessly and placing his hand on shadows shoulder. The other hand of the shadow automatically wraps around the man's waist.
"Hi, my light" Eddie responds, slipping a Evening Primrose behind the mans ear.
"My Beautiful evening light."
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bigoldeels · 4 months
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MIDWEST/EAST US: I have the following native flower (and one grass) seeds available for cost of shipping, all harvested from either my garden or from nearby parks in small amounts. if you're interested please kofi me here and shoot me a message with your address and what you'd like! amount/availability may vary but I would like to share as much as possible.
before requesting please make sure the seeds you want are native to your state! prairie moon has range maps for many of the species here; otherwise a quick search of the scientific name should let you know.
seeds I have:
-Cup plant (silphium perfoliatum)
-Common milkweed (asclepias syriaca)
-Swamp milkweed (asclepias incarnata)
-Honeyvine milkweed (cynanchum laeve)
-Maypop (passiflora incarnata)
-Bee balm (monarda fistulosa)
-Foxglove beardtongue (penstemon digitalis)
-Purple coneflower (echinacea purpurea)
-Missouri coneflower (rudbeckia missouriensis)
-Showy sunflower (helianthus pauciflorus)
-Cliff goldenrod (solidago drummondii)
-Meadow blazing star (liatris ligulistylis)
-Common evening primrose (oenothera biennis)
-Blue sage (salvia azurea)
-Little bluestem (schizachyrium scoparium)
-Blue mistflower (conoclinium coelestinum)
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jillraggett · 1 year
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Plant of the Day
Thursday 8 December 2022
The biennial Oenothera biennis (evening primrose, fever plant, field primrose, four o'clock, night willowherb, cure-all) produces erect seed-heads as a winter feature once the fragrant, yellow flowers are over. This plant is native to North America but has naturalised in the UK. The flowers open in the evening and attract night-flying pollinators such as moths.
Jill Raggett
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comparativeoracle · 3 months
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Evening Primrose. Art by Chelsea Granger, from Dirt Gems.
Oenothera biennis Night Bloomer Lubricating, sweet, neutralizing, and cooling, Evening Primrose primes the way. A moon-being and night walker, they are soothing and nourishing, allowing our tissues to relax as they empty of tension and rigidity. If you are bound up in yourself, irritated, frustrated, coiled, and tired of cycling thoughts, let Evening Primrose in like the moon through your window, gently lighting your sleepy face. Evening Primrose is nurturing both for those who have given birth and those who have suffered in their early years on this Earth. Evening Primrose unwinds long-held wounds quietly and in the dark. As an ally to young life, Evening Primrose holds those early experiences. If you have felt abandoned, rejected, or believe you soon will be, reach out. Evening Primrose is like a soft hand to hold. Reach out. If there is a voice telling you it will never be safe and you find yourself pulling away from commitment, bonding, or soul connection, Evening Primrose can remind you that this is not the only voice in the room. There are forms of love that are safe. Wrap this blanket of moonlight around you, shadows and all, and know that you can be secure, loved, and will not always be left. Author your story, and let your heart open into the waters of mutual and reciprocal love. Evening Primrose is for those times when we are most impressionable, like an impact on water that has ripples far and wide. Evening Primrose can assure you in soft whispers, You are wanted; you are safe.
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morethansalad · 1 year
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Cool Weather Edible Wild Flowers
Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose) / Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) / Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) / Cichorium intybus (Chicory) / Linaria vulgaris (Yellow Toadflax) / Polygonum persicaria (Lady's Thumb)
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ao3feed-twiyor · 1 month
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Oenothera biennis
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ACMbfI3 by estranlice A garden is growing in his lungs. Even the greenest spy knew the protocols. But surely, a master of the trade could deal with it himself. Words: 13773, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: SPY x FAMILY (Manga), SPY x FAMILY (Anime) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Loid Forger | Twilight, Yor Briar Forger | Thorn Princess, Anya Forger, Bond (SPY x FAMILY), Franky Franklin, Sylvia Sherwood | Handler Relationships: Loid Forger | Twilight/Yor Briar Forger | Thorn Princess Additional Tags: Hanahaki Disease, non-traditional hanahaki rules, semi-graphic depictions of coughing, POV Alternating, Mutual Pining, Denial of Feelings, Introspection, Identity Reveal read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ACMbfI3
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headspace-hotel · 10 months
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Wow!!! Searched Oenothera biennis on JSTOR and it turns out that this species is well known to evolve annual variants.
It seems like O. biennis is frequently used in studies of evolution.
Anyway, it's really cool to me that my O. biennis are all annual variants, because it makes me wonder what evolutionary pressures could have caused this variation to arise. The progenitor plant I found growing in a crack in the pavement on the roadside. Could lawn and sidewalk maintenance have selected for rapid life cycles? Or is it just the harshness of the environment?
It's so cool to see a clear way that human-made environments cause plants to evolve.
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boschintegral-photo · 7 months
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Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis)
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thebotanicalarcade · 1 year
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n322_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Studies of plant life in Canada;. Ottawa,A.S. Woodburn,1885.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11236128
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Native Plants I’ve Actually Seen Growing Wild in Southern Ontario
Acer saccharinum (silver maple) --along the sides of highways
Acer saccharum (sugar maple) --GTA ravines
Achillea millefolia (yarrow) --GTA ravines
Allium schoenoprasum (wild chives) --GTA ravines, Ridgetown
Allium tricoccum (ramps) --Niagara region escarpments
Amaranthus retroflexus (redroot amaranth) --fallow areas in the GTA
Ambrosia artemisiifolia (ragweed) --fallow areas in the GTA
Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) --parks in the GTA
Amelanchier spp. (saskatoon/serviceberry) --GTA ravines
Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit) --GTA ravines
Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) --ravines and parks in the GTA
Asarum canadense (Canada ginger) --GTA ravines
Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) --fallow areas, ravines, and parks throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort) --Niagara region escarpments
Betula spp. (birch) --ravines and parks throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Bidens spp. (beggar ticks) --GTA ravines
Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) --GTA parks
Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort) --GTA ravines (native in freshwater across the globe anyway)
Circaea lutetiana (enchanter’s nightshade) --fallow areas in the GTA
Commelina spp. (dayflower) --fallow areas in Windsor
Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda dogwood) --GTA wooded areas
Cornus sericea (red osier dogwood) --GTA ravines and in Windsor riverside parks
Crataegus spp. (hawthorn) --GTA ravines and parks
Echinocystis lobata (wild prickly cucumber) --GTA ravines
Elaeagnus commutata (silverberry) --GTA parks and fallow areas
Epilobium ciliatum (fringed willowherb) --fallow areas in the GTA
Equisetum spp. (horsetail/scouring rush) --GTA ravines and fallow areas
Erigeron spp. (fleabane) --GTA parks and fallow areas, Ridgetown
Erythronium americanum (trout lily) --GTA ravines and parks
Eutrochium maculatum (Joe-Pye weed) --GTA parks
Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) --fallow areas in the GTA
Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) --Windsor green spaces
Geranium robertianum (herb robert) --Windsor green spaces
Geum aleppicum (yellow avens) --GTA fallow areas
Geum canadense (white avens) --GTA fallow areas
Geum macrophyllum (large-leaved avens) --GTA fallow areas
Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffee tree) --GTA ravines
Helianthus spp. (sunflower) --GTA fallow areas and parks
Heracleum maximum (cow parsnip) --GTA ravines
Hordeum jubatum (foxtail barley) --GTA fallow areas
Humulus lupulus (hops) --GTA ravines
Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) --GTA ravines
Impatiens capensis (jewelweed) --GTA ravines and in Windsor riverside parks
Juglans nigra (black walnut) --GTA ravines
Lactuca canadensis (Canadian lettuce) --GTA fallow areas
Lilium michiganense (Michigan lily) --GTA ravines
Lupinus perennis (sundial lupine) --GTA parks
Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) --GTA ravines
Maianthemum racemosum (starry false solomon’s seal) --GTA ravines and parks
Maianthemum stellatum (starry false solomon’s seal) --GTA ravines
Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern) --GTA ravines
Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) --GTA ravines and parks
Morus rubra (red mulberry) --fallow areas in Windsor, GTA parks
Myosotis laxa (smallflower forget-me-not) --GTA fallow areas
Oenothera biennis (evening primrose) --GTA fallow areas
Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) --GTA ravines
Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) --fallow areas and ravines throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Parietaria pensylvanica (Pennsylvania pellitory) --GTA fallow areas
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) --Windsor fallow areas and GTA ravines and parks
Persicaria lapathifolia (curlytop smartweed) --GTA fallow areas
Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple) --GTA ravines and parks
Portulaca oleracea (purslane) --fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA (native globally anyway)
Potentilla norvejica monspeliensis (ternate-leaved cinquefoil) --GTA fallow areas
Prunella vulgaris (selfheal) --fallow areas and ravines throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Prunus virginiana (chokecherry) --Windsor fallow areas, GTA ravines and parks, Niagara region escarpments
Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum (western bracken fern) --GTA parks
Quercus spp. (oak) --wooded areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac) --parks and fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to Collingwood
Ribes spp. (currants) --GTA ravines and parks
Ribes spp. (gooseberries) --GTA ravines
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) --GTA ravines and parks
Rosa spp. (roses) --GTA ravines, parks, and fallow areas
Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) --ravines, parks, and fallow areas in Hamilton and GTA
Rubus odoratus (purple-flowered raspberry) --GTA ravines and parks
Rubus strigosus (American red raspberry) --GTA parks
Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed susan) --GTA parks
Salix spp. (willow) --GTA ravines
Sambucus canadensis (common elderberry) --Windsor riverside parks, GTA ravines
Sambucus racemosa (red elderberry) --GTA ravines and parks
Smilax spp. (greenbrier) --GTA parks
Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod) --parks and fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Sorbus spp. (mountain ash) --GTA ravines and parks
Streptopus spp. (twistedstalk) --GTA parks
Symphoricarpos spp. (snowberry) --GTA parks
Symphyotrichum ericoides (heath aster) --fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) --fallow areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage) --GTA parks
Tilia spp. (linden) --GTA ravines
Trillium grandiflorum (white trillium) --parks throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock) --GTA parks
Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) --marshes in Essex county and GTA
Urtica gracilis (slender nettle) --GTA ravines
Uvularia spp. (bellwort) --streams in Windsor green spaces
Verbena hastata (blue vervain) --GTA ravines
Viburnum lentago (nannyberry) --GTA parks and Ridgetown ravine
Viburnum trilobum (highbush cranberry) --Ridgetown
Viola sororia (wood violet) --fallow areas and wooded areas throughout southern Ontario from Windsor to GTA
Vitis riparia (riverbank grape) --GTA fallow areas, ravines, and parks
Waldsteinia fragarioides (barren strawberry) --GTA ravines and parks
Xanthium strumarium canadense (Canada cocklebur) --GTA parks and fallow areas
I’ve likely seen many others and just couldn’t identify them, but there are a lot I’ve never seen growing wild. What I’m hoping is that some of the native species I have in my garden will make their way to the nearby ravine. If I get around to it, though, I might just take a walk with some Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) seeds in the fall. They certainly seem to successfully germinate in my garden whether I want them to or not (don’t have space for them to go crazy). Can’t see why they wouldn’t in a natural swamp area.
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mbsposts · 8 months
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Evening Primrose   Oenothera biennis
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