On the Sunny Side

I spotted these flowers while on a little walk yesterday.

My mother used to grow these in her garden.

She called them Mexican primroses (Oenothera speciosa); they're also known as evening primrose or pink primrose.

They'll grow in nearly any kind of soil, and are cold hardy in zones 5 through 9.  The only thing they're really fussy about is sun - they need at least 8 hours of full sun.

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