Name: Showy primrose

Botanical Name: Oenothera speciosa

Soil: Well drained, infertile soil.

Zone: 5-8

Exposure: Full sun

Bloom Time and Color: Pink blooms in mid summer.

Description: Also called Pink evening primrose or Pinkladies. This primrose is an upright to sprawling, 1 1/2 foot perennial, which spreads to form extensive colonies. Its large, four-petaled, cup shaped flowers are a lovely pink. An excellent free flowering plant for beds, borders etc. Can become invasive in some gardens.