Another mystery plant

KatyC_2

Hello!
Can any gardening gurus help me identify this plant? I found it amongst the weeds at the top of my garden and haven't a clue what it is- it smells nice though!



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Sally_A

Evening Primrose.

raven83

Oh lovely evening primrose, love this flower, they let off a lovely scent at night, enjoy!!

Dollardog

Yes, definitely evening primrose. Mystery solved!!

dogstarheaven

was only yesterday whilst visting folks' for the day, that i saw some near a park. made a mental note to oneself to collect seed on my next visit (is it easy to germinate peeps?)

as it's scent is strongest in the evenings, this will attract moths which is a good thing.

Sally_A

If you try to grow it from seed, it plays hard to get. If you just let it do it's own thing you get loads.

KatyC_2

Mystery solved! I think I'll leave it to do it's thing in my 'wildflower meadow' (otherwise known as a weed patch). Thanks for your help.

dogstarheaven

Sally_A wrote: »

If you try to grow it from seed, it plays hard to get. If you just let it do it's own thing you get loads.

well, it's on the edge of the grass verge to a park so i don't think the council will be too upset if i uprooted a baby one, would they!?:o

Davesnave

It's a horrible self-seeding weed in my garden, unlike its more sophisticated cousin shown here : http://www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers/flower-seeds/perennial-and-biennial-seeds/oenothera-lemon-sunset/6831TM, which is more delicate and still seeds around, manageably.

Each to his/her own though.

dogstarheaven

hiya davesnave

tried to germnate o. odorata 'apricot's delight' earlier this year to no avail.

Davesnave

dogstarheaven wrote: »

hiya davesnave

tried to germnate o. odorata 'apricot's delight' earlier this year to no avail.

I've had no trouble germinating it, but my seed came direct from Mother in law's back yard, where it still seeds around in the cobblestones. It could be a case of quick results from fresh seed, which should just be surface sown.

Before I switched to the apricot one, I had the original, very bright yellow from an old lady who lived next door at my first house. That was a glow-in-the-dark shade! It took a while to make the switch, but I finally eradicated the bright variety, which isn't easy to place in a quiet colour scheme.

I think there's a pale lemon one as well; certainly used to be.

The coarser oenothera I inherited here at my Devon house hasn't been allowed to grow & flower for three years, but the seedlings are still coming up, in quantity. For that reason, I wouldn't give up on your seed yet, as it may have gone dormant and maybe a spell of winter weather will trigger it off again.