Evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis - Organic Heirloom Flowering Herb - 100 seeds Dill We recommend that you prune

We recommend that you prune the plants back every now and again as this will promote further growth

poisonous milky sap (latex)

Petals united in a tube or urn that generally is longer than broad

Features pale velvety leaves and cream scented flowers sometimes tinged with pink

The larger basal leaves are up to 70 cm long

Evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis - Organic Heirloom Flowering Herb - 100 seeds Dill We recommend that you pruneStunning yellow flowers with medicinal properties. Young roots can be eaten like a vegetable (with a peppery flavour), or the shoots can be eaten as a salad. The whole plant was used to prepare an infusion with astringent and sedative properties. It was considered to be effective in healing asthmatic coughs, gastro intestinal disorders, whooping cough and as a sedative pain killer. Poultices containing O. biennis were at one time used to ease bruises