Little Evening Primrose
About Little Evening Primrose
Little Evening Primrose is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Little Evening Primrose likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Oenothera perennis
Oenothera
Onagraceae
Myrtales
Also known as
small sundrops, perennial evening-primrose, little evening-primrose, perennial sundrops, small evening-primrose and sundrops
How to care for Little Evening Primrose
How often to water your Little Evening Primrose
every 9
Little Evening Primrose needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Little Evening Primrose in your home
a window
Little Evening Primrose love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Little Evening Primrose does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Little Evening Primrose in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Little Evening Primrose
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Little Evening Primrose after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Little Evening Primrose
Little Evening Primrose
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.