''Oenothera stricta'', the fragrant evening primrose (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to the

Desventurados Islands The Desventuradas Islands ( es, Islas Desventuradas, , "Unfortunate Islands" or ''Islas de los Desventurados'', "Islands of the Unfortunate Ones") is a group of four small oceanic islands located off the coast of Chile, northwest of Santiago in t ...

, Chile, and southern Argentina, and it has been introduced to many locations around the world. The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, as is a cultivar, 'Sulphurea'. The

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...

considers both to be good plants to attract pollinators.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted: *''Oenothera stricta'' subsp. ''altissima'' – southern Argentina *''Oenothera stricta'' subsp. ''stricta'' – Desventurados Islands, Chile, introduced worldwide

References

stricta Garden plants of South America Flora of the Desventuradas Islands Flora of northern Chile Flora of central Chile Flora of southern Chile Flora of South Argentina Plants described in 1821 {{Myrtales-stub