Bright yellow cheery flowers on a plant that thrives in dry sunny spots. Unlike other Oenothera species these flowers will open during the day! Many different types of bees and hummingbirds will visit this plant. Flowers usually appear in early summer and will bloom for about 2 months. Individual flowers are short loved but new ones will bloom in succession. Blooms arise above the foliage on reddish stems with a red buds forming before flowers emerge. Club shaped seed capsules will for after flowering. Basal foliage takes on a reddish tinge and is evergreen to semi-evergreen. Because it likes drier soils it is drought tolerant once established. Deer tend to stay away.