Oenothera erythrosepala

The birth flower 24

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Location: Hakobe Botanical Garden

Flower name
Oenothera erythrosepala
Scientific name
Oenothera erythrosepala
Alias大待宵草, Oenothera erythrosepala, ヨイマチグサ, 宵待草, evening primrose, オノエラ
Place of originUnited States
Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Garden, Potted flower
Flowering seasonJune, July, August

What is Oenothera erythrosepala

Birth flowers for Jul 24

The birth flower 24 July is Oenothera erythrosepala
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry), Mizuho(Phot), Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken.
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💧Oenothera erythrosepala's Poem: "A Wish That Blooms at Dusk"

by Aqua

Under the twilight sky,
the flower gently blooms.
Your wish, too,
gently takes shape in this quiet moment.

Oenothera erythrosepala

Oenothera erythrosepala is an evergreen annual/perennial herb native to the United States in the family Onagraceae. It produces yellow one-day flowers in the evening to the next morning. The Pinus japonica has four petaled flowers with four lobes at the tips of the stamens. It is hard to distinguish it from Pinus japonica (scientific name: Oenothera stricta) because it is similar in appearance and grows in a similar environment. The way to distinguish it is that O. stricta has smaller flowers, a lower height, a green sepal color, and narrower leaves.

In the genus Oenothera, evening primrose (scientific name: Oenothera tetraptera) , Oenothera stricta or atsuyoigusa (waiting grass, scientific name: Oenothera stricta), Perenis (scientific name: Oenothera perennis), Pinkladies (Hiruzaki tsukimisou, scientific name: Oenothera speciosa).

Common name: Oomatsuyogusa
Scientific name: Oenothera erythrosepala
Also known as: Yoi-machigusa (Evening-Waiting Grass), Tsukimisou (Moon-viewing Plant; note: a different species), evening primrose,
Taxonomic classification: Kingdom Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Myrtales, Onagraceae, Oenothera genus,
Native to: America,
Plant height: 20–150 cm,
Flowering season: June–August, Flower color: Yellow, Flower diameter: 7–8 cm, Number of petals: 4, Sepal color: Red,
Pistil tip 4-lobed, Flowering habit: Ephemeral (flowers last only one day).

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