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Evening Primrose — Plant Apothecary No. 14

SENYANA · APOTHECARY

APOTHECARY No. 14 · THE AMERICAS

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis · found in YEMI Night Elixir

comforts stressed skinnight bloomer☾ YEMI · Night

What science knows

Evening primrose oil is one of nature's richest sources of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), an essential fatty acid the skin cannot make in quantity itself. Cosmetic research links GLA-rich oils with comfort and balance for dry, stressed-feeling skin.

What tradition says

Its yellow flowers open at dusk — pollinated by moths, named for the evening. Native American communities used the whole plant; Europe adopted it as "king's cure-all." A night flower for a night elixir felt inevitable.

In your ritual

In YEMI, evening primrose is the poet: the night-blooming source of GLA that stressed skin drinks gratefully.

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