Evening Primrose

I just had to include this plant in my blog.  It is a super seller at the Farmers Market - I have a ton available every year and I always sell out.  When it is blooming people will buy it even if they don't have a place for it - it is a bright sun yellow color that people can't resist.
You may recognize it under a different name - perhaps sundrop or pot-of-gold?  It is a very prolific plant and multiplies rapidly, however it is easy to maintain because the root system is very shallow allowing you to easily keep it under control using a hand trowel to did up excess plants.
It will grow well with all different sunlights - I even have some on the north side of the house where the leaves stay a dark green and it typically blooms a couple weeks later than the plants that are in full sun.  It's typical blooming season is mid to late June.
Last year I had some toward the front of the house and a neighbor's son came over and used his new star war sword and wacked the tops off.  No worry - I trimmed the broken tops off and much to my surprise they shot new leaves up and by the end of July I had new blooms.  So this year after my June blooms were done I cut the tops of...and sure enough by late July early August I had new blooms.  LOL live and learn!