Flowers are used in salads as a garnish. Evening Primrose oil is obtained from the seed. The strong scented flowers open in the evening. Prefers a dryish well drained sandy soil and warm sunny site. 1.10 Eyebright Euphrasia officinalis Annual Hgt up to 30cm Flowers July to September Natural habitat chalky pastures and moist grassland.
Flowers are often white with a yellow spot and streaked with purple but can vary.
The leaves have a slightly bitter flavour, they could be added to salads. Sow in spring, a semi-parasitic plant growing on the roots of grass, is best sown in spring amongst grass in a moist situation, prefering a semi shaded position. Perennial approx 200 seeds Zone 5 Decorative bronze leaves. Leaves used with soups and fish, pork, sauces and salads, medicinal. Perennial Zone 5 Leaves and stalks used for flavouring fish, sauces, salads and vegetables, egg recipes.