How to Grow Evening Primrose from Seed

Easy to follow step by step guide showing you how to grow beautiful Evening Primrose flowers from seed.

[@theresecornelius812]

Wish everyone made gardening videos this simple!

[@LearnHow2]

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[@sheilamaclean968]

thankyou,no unnecessary info, easy to understand.

[@LearnHow2]

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[@daniellegrows2498]

This was very helpful thank you very much!

[@LearnHow2]

Hi Danielle. You are very welcome. Keep afe.

[@fortheearth]

Great video with nice clear demonstration! Many thanks!

[@LearnHow2]

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[@susanfryer1616]

Thankyou I’ve done these they are lovely

[@LearnHow2]

You are very welcome Susan. Keep safe.

[@springchicken7045]

Excellent video and thank you

[@LearnHow2]

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[@emilvalenciano9606]

Thank you for the video! I’m from southeast asia. I hope i can grow mine properly.

[@LearnHow2]

Best of luck!

[@Realatmx]

Thx for sharing video... Your voice is nice 😄 even non English people can understand what you said..

[@LearnHow2]

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[@Realatmx]

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[@c.joyceb.8991]

I have blue evening seeds. I saw at our phipps conservatory. They are beautiful. I hope the seeds will grow. Thankd for the video.

[@LearnHow2]

Thank you for your appreciation. Good luck with your growing.

[@valencunanan9936]

Thank you ☺️💟

[@LearnHow2]

Hi Valen. You’re welcome 😊. Keep safe.

[@PickFairy]

Thank you for posting these! I just bought some seeds and I live up in the northern hemisphere I wanna do the primroses to go next to our mailbox. Do you have any videos on growing flowers next to your mailbox?

[@LearnHow2]

Sorry I have no videos relating to mailboxes. Keep safe.

[@Trish-ql9kz]

I’ve just been given a pack of seeds, can I just plant in seed tray and leave inside until it starts growing?

[@Flower_hoarder]

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[@LearnHow2]

Thanks for your comment. Always good to get positive feedback.

[@WakefieldTolbert]

I have these in the yard. Since they're native here there's little care needed regarding water and fertilizer and I don't have to seed them . They come back year after year.

[@LearnHow2]

Yes. The ones shown in the video keep coming back year after year with no effort. Keep safe.

[@anyamarkina9450]

Do you have to use a fluorescent light when grow indoors? Thank you.

[@LearnHow2]

If growing indoors I always put my plants on a south facing window cill so never need a lamp.

[@grischadaniel3190]

Great video. Once germinated where do you place the tray of seedlings? Also do you harden them off? When do you plant them out? thank you

[@LearnHow2]

Hi Grischa. I keep the tray of seedlings indoors in a bright warm place but not in direct sunlight. I harden the plants off over a week just before planting out. I plant out when the danger of frost has passed (2nd week in June where I live in the UK.) Keep safe.

[@grischadaniel3190]

@@LearnHow2 thank you very much for your reply

[@yaboisheldon5512]

Wilko seeds all the way!!!

[@LearnHow2]

Ha Ha. I always use them. They are low price and I rarely have any germination problems. I should get them to sponsor my channel :)

[@janettidswell2092]

Thanks for this video - how do you care for them when flowering is finished. Are they cut back to ground level?

[@LearnHow2]

Hi Janet. I leave mine to die back in winter and they come back strongly next year. I have also cut them back at end of growing season. Both methods worked. Keep saffe.

[@janettidswell2092]

@@LearnHow2 Thank you. I've looked at a lot of gardening videos on KZbin but I have to say yours are the best. Straightforward, no faffing and informative.

[@ctfan1486]

I have collected seeds from a plant. Do I need to do anything special with the seeds? Cold storage, dry them ?

[@LearnHow2]

I have not done this but I believe you should plant them straight away. Keep safe.

[@donbirkholz6842]

I have been trying to grow the Evening Primrose (probably oenothera albicaulis) from seed and have had no luck. Do you know of any special rules for that species?

[@LearnHow2]

Sorry Don but I have no knowledge of that species. Keep safe.

[@sumairazafar6205]

which season is suitable for growing seeds?

[@LearnHow2]

Hi Sumaira. Here in the Uk I start the seeds early spring (March). Keep safe.

[@roselinelee]

how long did it take for it to grow from seed to flower?

[@LearnHow2]

Hi Roseline. It was about 14 weeks. Keep safe.

[@razasyeda6054]

How many days does it take from seed to bloom?

[@LearnHow2]

Seeds planted on 8th March. First flower 2nd August.

[@soraiabell5999]

Is it a perennial? Thank you

[@LearnHow2]

The variety I grew is 'Oenothera Missouriensis'. A google search showed that it is a perennial.

[@pikubird]

They look to big to be Oenothera biennis the common evening primerose

[@LearnHow2]

Thank you for your observation.

[@iowapanner2223]

Had one of those grow in my front yard and it must have survived my infrequent mowing the year before. Now that I am on the lookout for the flat first year growth (hence 'biennis') I am finding many more and will let them have as much space as they want.

[@iowapanner2223]

Oh, I didn't mow it last year when it grew up because I didn't recognize it and I am always on the lookout for new plants popping up.