Oenothera riparia Colleton Wollemia are topped with terminal yellow

are topped with terminal yellow flowers in mid-summer

The offsetting clumps are topped in late summer with small white spathe and spadix flowers held just below the leaves

it is more closely related to the arid growing Sabal etonia

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and performs wonderfully in a container

Oenothera riparia Colleton Wollemia are topped with terminal yellowOenothera 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.