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Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera erythrosepala

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Common names

28 names · 24 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Large-flowered evening primrose[1][2]
  • Large-flowered Evening-primrose[1][2]
  • Redsepal evening primrose[3]
Other languages (23)
Dutch
French
  • Onagre à sépales rouges[1][2]
Arabic
  • زهرة الربيع المسائية الكبيرة المزهرة[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 黄花月见草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 黃花月見草[2]
Croatian
  • Crvenolapa pupoljka[2]
Czech
  • pupalka rudokališní[2]
Danish
  • Kæmpe-natlys[2]
Finnish
  • hohtohelokki[2]
  • oranssihelokki[2]
German
Hungarian
  • vöröslő ligetszépe[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • オオマツヨイグサ[2]
Norwegian
  • kjempenattlys[2]
Polish
  • Wiesiołek czerwonokielichowy[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Ослинник Глазиу[2]
Slovak
  • pupalka červenokališná[2]
Slovenian
  • rdečečašni svetlin[2]
Spanish
  • onagra de jardín[1][2]
  • Onagra de sepalo rojo[3]
Swedish
  • Jättenattljus[2]
Turkish
  • Güneşdamlası[2]
Ukrainian
  • Енотера червоночашечкова[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Oenothera glazioviana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Large-flowered evening primrose — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Rotkelchige Nachtkerze — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Large-flowered Evening-primrose — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • onagra de jardín — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Onagre à sépales rouges — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Enotera di Glaziou — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Grote teunisbloem — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Erva-dos-burros — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
[2] Oenothera glazioviana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Large-flowered evening primrose — results[22].names[4]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Rotkelchige Nachtkerze — results[22].names[6]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Large-flowered Evening-primrose — results[22].names[1]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • onagra de jardín — results[22].names[9]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Onagre à sépales rouges — results[22].names[5]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Enotera di Glaziou — results[22].names[23]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Grote teunisbloem — results[22].names[14]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Erva-dos-burros — results[22].names[3]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • pupalka rudokališní — results[22].names[7]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • 黃花月見草 — results[22].names[8]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Kæmpe-natlys — results[22].names[10]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Jättenattljus — results[22].names[11]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Ослинник Глазиу — results[22].names[12]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • kjempenattlys — results[22].names[13]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • oranssihelokki — results[22].names[15]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • オオマツヨイグサ — results[22].names[16]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Wiesiołek czerwonokielichowy — results[22].names[17]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • rdečečašni svetlin — results[22].names[18]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • زهرة الربيع المسائية الكبيرة المزهرة — results[22].names[19]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • vöröslő ligetszépe — results[22].names[20]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • 黄花月见草 — results[22].names[21]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Crvenolapa pupoljka — results[22].names[22]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Енотера червоночашечкова — results[22].names[24]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • Güneşdamlası — results[22].names[25]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • pupalka červenokališná — results[22].names[26]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
  • hohtohelokki — results[22].names[27]; taxon id 62208; Oenothera glazioviana.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Oenothera glazioviana ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Redsepal evening primrose (EN); Rotkelchige Nachtkerze (DE); Onagra de sepalo rojo (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 165140; taxon 48XVS.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Oenothera erythrosepala as a synonym of Oenothera glazioviana.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Onagraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Oenothera species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
Cultigen. Recorded cultivated origin: as a cultigen originating from O. elata × O. grandiflora hybrids in Europe.. No independently established wild native range is assigned.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera erythrosepala) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Oenothera erythrosepala — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2349613; ID 6SJQJ; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Oenothera glazioviana — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 794758; ID 48XVS; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 794758; ID 48XVS; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Oenothera species (top 217 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Oenothera glazioviana — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 122503, 122514; geographic_area and taxon_status

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.