Yellow Primrose
by Peggy Franz
Title
Yellow Primrose
Artist
Peggy Franz
Medium
Photograph - Photography/flowers
Description
ne of the most startling wildflower displays on the prairie occurs when this species blooms in late spring. Packing vivid yellow blossoms over five inches across, Evening Primrose really turns heads! It can commonly be seen on road cuts and other rough ground, which makes it even more noticeable since there is no competing vegetation to block the view.This species is a perennial with a fairly short bloom period. Its flowers may be seen in May and June, with the peak being mid-May in Kansas. The individual flowers are only around for a day or so, which is common for most members of the evening primrose family. They first open in the evening and wither the following day.Pollination of this species is done by large hawkmoths and possibly also by hummingbirds. The flowers of the evening primrose family typically have a large X-shaped pistil which projects beyond the stamens. This distinctive feature is very easily seen with a close look at any blossom. This subspecies is the only one that is completely hairlessMissouri Evening Primrose widely distributed from central Texas through Oklahoma and eastern Kansas to southeast Nebraska. It is also found in limestone glades in the Ozark Mountain region of Missouri and Arkansas. This has the largest flowers and seed pods of any of the four.
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September 21st, 2012
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