Oenothera hartwegii subsp. fendleri
Fendler's Sundrops · Hartweg's Sundrops
Also published as Oenothera fendleri. You are in the right place.

About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- perennial or subshrubPlants of the World Online
- Flower
- YellowRead from the photograph on this page
- Native range
- Arizona, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, New Mexico, Oklahoma, TexasGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- The species, Hartweg's sundrops, is native to the desert southwest of the United States and to northern and western Mexico, and is used locally as a drought-resistant ground cover. Wikipedia: Oenothera hartwegii
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Low
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C
No stated waiting before sowing.
Deno says some, immediately. No count.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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