Flowers canary yellow, 3-4 inches wide, petals
shallowly toothed,
with a mild fragrance. The fruit is
2-3 inches long, leathery or woody and it is broadly 4-winged.
Summer
The alternate leaves have long, tapering
petioles and lanceolate-shaped blades. The
margins are entire and the leaf blades are 2-4 inches
long. The stems have stiff, appressed hairs.
'Greencourt Lemon' -
Wavy,
lance-shaped, grey-green leaves. The flowers are pale
yellow and the plants flower intermittently until fall.
'Greencourt Lemon' is an excellent plant for the rock
garden or border front.
Oenothera is Greek for
wine tasting. Folklore claims the roots of some species
were used as relishes with after dinner wines.
