Evening Primrose by Judi Singleton

I remember the first time I saw Evening Primrose it was growing in an

old abandoned garden. I tried to dig it but it did not move well. I

loved the way it looked. I didn't know what it was so I took a flower

to my favorite nursery and ask what it was they told me it was a weed.

Could I get some for my yard. The guy at the nursery thought I was

nuts. I remember him telling me that it would take over my yard. But he

got me two plants and it did spread. Like many of my other herbs it is

prolific but I just cut the ones that get out of hand and put them in

my compost pile. For some reason unknown to me they help break down

compost at a faster rate.

One of the first things I learned about this herb was that it was a

night time flower. I love night time flowers they shine in the

moonlight. Evening Primrose is especially beautiful in a moonlight

garden as it is phosphorescent in moonlight. It also has another name

it is called evening star because the petals seem to glow at night. It

is a perennial reaching about 4 inches in heighth with pale yellow

flowers it is especially fragrant. It can be eaten it is a true pot

herb because the whole plant can be eaten. The root when boiled tastes

to me something like parsnips.

The origin of Evening Primrose is North America but it spread to Europe

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