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CyrustheGreyt t1_j5qblkc wrote

Just fyi, evening primrose thrives on neglect, do not recommend for a small garden plot. Ask me how I know.

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fusion260 t1_j5qluwv wrote

Why don't you just tell us in advance how you know?

How do you know?

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CyrustheGreyt t1_j5qtlvt wrote

Because my anxiety prevents me from believing I have worthwhile information to share :)

Two years ago I planted one 4in pot and watered it a handful of times before midsummer. By the end of the season it was a nice 3ft shrub with yellow flowers. I left it alone and the next year there were hundreds (thousands?) of little green shoots all over my yard. The previous year I had put down cardboard and mulch to kill the grass so there wasn't much else there. I eventually gave up fighting because I'm a lazy gardener and many of those shoots became 6ft tall plants with yellow flowers. My irises didn't bloom because they blocked out the sun. Lesson learned.

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