Tuesday August 14, 2012

 

 

My View of An

Evening Primrose

In Geff & Sharyn Stoner’s Gardens

 

 

It appeared that we were going to have a repeat of the night before, so I kept on taking pictures of Sharyn’s garden handiwork.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geff was disappointed that I didn’t get to see and photograph a primrose opening.

He said they go from a bud to an open flower in about two minutes.

 

 

He said he was going to find out when they opened by going outside every half hour before he went to bed.

We left shortly after 9 p.m.

 

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I told him that I would be back in the morning to photograph the open flowers.

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When I went back in the morning, there were between 45 and 50 pretty flowers with a scent of citrus.

 

 

Geff said they began opening sometime after 10 p.m.

 

 

The evening primrose is one of the few native wild flowers in North America.

 

 

All parts of the evening primrose plant can be eaten.

 

 

I loved this: It is considered to have a wide array of medicinal uses from relieving headaches and inducing labor to curing baldness and as a treatment for laziness.

 

 

Maybe I should eat a few primrose plants on days when I feel lazy.

 

 

I read that bats and moths are attracted to the newly opened blossoms at night. It appears that bees like the pollen as well.

 

 

The end to my delightful, primrose saga.

 

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Thanks, Geff and Sharyn for putting up with us for two evenings.

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