Evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis - Organic Heirloom Flowering Herb - 100 seeds Dill LM Berea scientific name Dactyloctenium

LM Berea scientific name Dactyloctenium Australe is a popular lawn in Kwazulu Natal

Philippine varieties have various names

The larger basal leaves are up to 70 cm long

Before onset of flowering

Evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis - Organic Heirloom Flowering Herb - 100 seeds Dill LM Berea scientific name DactylocteniumStunning yellow flowers with medicinal properties. Young roots can be eaten like a vegetable (with a peppery flavour), or the shoots can be eaten as a salad. The whole plant was used to prepare an infusion with astringent and sedative properties. It was considered to be effective in healing asthmatic coughs, gastro intestinal disorders, whooping cough and as a sedative pain killer. Poultices containing O. biennis were at one time used to ease bruises