Top native oenothera sect. lavauxia

3 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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3 native plants

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Deer resistant

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Plant type

Wildflower 3 Annual 2 Perennial 1

Yellow Evening Primrose Oenothera flava caterpillars 17 bees 5 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 43
Stemless Evening Primrose Oenothera triloba caterpillars 13 bees 5 hosts 1 food 9 flowers 42
Murdock's Evening Primrose Oenothera murdockii caterpillars 2 food 5 flowers 11