These are Mexican Evening Primrose. I planted the seeds last year in my mom’s flower garden. And they finally starting to bloom this summer.

Since it took so long to bloom, I had thought the seeds were dud and I got weeds instead. Especially since the plant just kept on growing leaves for most of the year.

During the spring, I had wanted to pull the whole thing out because I didn’t see any flowers. And I also wanted to make room to grow other flowers too. But I’m glad I didn’t. The Mexican Evening Primrose are especially nice late in the evening when the breeze comes by and it starts to sway.

Mexican Evening Primrose are perfect for our area since they are tolerant of bad soil and are drought resistant too. I’ve seen them grow wild on city sidewalks and abandoned lots. These are tough plants! And the other neat thing was that it survived the rest of autumn and winter.

Right now there are also tons of seeds. It’s amazing how just a few seeds can produce hundreds or thousands of other seeds. Nature is so amazing and beautiful!

Besides the Mexican Evening Primrose, I planted a sort of “butterfly and bee” garden for mom. I mixed in some Zinnias, Calendula, Snapdragon, and Sunflower (all next to her Oleander shrub).