This evening primrose is a wonderful plant for warm summer nights. The plant itself consists of a small rosette of deeply cut leaves and the flowers are about 1” across, lemon yellow and very pleated. The real wonder happens before sundown, when the short, stem-less flowers open in 15 seconds, like time-lapse photography in real time. It has become a summer-time ritual in my garden to gather around the plants in the evening to watch the buds open. This is the perfect experience to share with a child or any grown up with a sense of wonder. It appears to be an annual, but will probably leave behind a few seedlings for next year.

This sign was written by our propagator, Anni J.