Class and Order.
Octandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Cal. 4-fidus. Petala 4. Caps. cylindrica infera. Sem. nuda.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
OENOTHERA purpurea foliis ovato-lanceolatis glaucescentibus integerrimis, capsulis sessilibus, stigmate atro-purpureo.
No. 352
The species of Oenothera here figured is the one we mentioned in treating of the rosea, a very ornamental species, introduced to the Royal Garden at Kew, from the western coast of North-America, in 1791.[4] We have given to it the name of purpurea, it being the only one in our gardens with purple flowers.
It is distinguished by three principal characters, the glaucous appearance of its foliage, the purple hue of its blossoms, and the dark colour of its stigma.