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Medicinal
In traditional herbal medicine the bark and the leaves are astringent and sedative. They have proved of use in the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders of a functional origin, whooping cough and asthma
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Nomenclature
Previously grown as Oenothera glabra, Oenothera odorata
Other common names include:
coffee plant,
cure-all,
fever plant,
field primrose,
four o'clock,
German rampion,
large rampion,
night willowherb,
scabbish,
scurvish,
wild four o'clock
Other use
A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers
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Geographical distribution
- Northern America
Oenothera biennis L.
Family: ONAGRACEAEGenus: Oenothera
Species: biennis L.
Common names: Common evening primrose
Distribution summary: North America
Habit: Biennial
Hardiness: H4 - Hardy; average winter
Habitat: Roadsides, wasteland & cultivated land
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: North America (A)
Flowering months: June, July, August, September
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use
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