| Oenothera versicolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. versicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera versicolor | |
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Oenothera versicolor, the red evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to South America, from Peru and Ecuador down to Bolivia and Northern Argentina[2] This species is not as common in cultivation as other members of the genus but popular cultivars including 'Sunset Boulevard' are grown in gardens around the temperate world as the plant is hardy down to at least −10 °C (14 °F).[3]
Other common names include sundrops, red sundrops, and orange evening-primrose.
- ^ "Oenothera versicolor". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Oenothera versicolor Lehm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ "Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard' | sundrops 'Sunset Boulevard'/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk.