Oenothera riparia Colleton Bog Garden Plants dark green tongue that hangs

dark green tongue that hangs downward like a dog that's chased far too many cars

This is both an attractive and curious attention-drawing plant that thrives in a dry

the clumps are topped with 2' tall scapes of lavender and white striped flowers

pegging into moist soil every few inches and sending up another plant

a seedling selection from Iris 'Mary Bernard'

Oenothera riparia Colleton Bog Garden Plants dark green tongue that hangsOenothera riparia is a little known Southeastern US native, found growing in freshwater swamps from Virginia south to South Carolina. In the garden, it thrives in regular to moist garden soils, where it forms a 3' tall x 3' wide deciduous clump, adorned in June July with sparse, small yellow flowers. Oenothera riparia is host to an array of native butterflies, moths, and bees. Our offering is cutting grown from a specimen from Colleton County, SC.