common evening-primrose

Also known as Evening Primrose, Weedy Evening Primrose, German Rampion, Kings Cure-All

Common evening-primrose grows as a low rosette of leaves in its first year before shooting up a tall flowering stalk in its second summer. Its bright yellow blossoms open rapidly near dusk to attract night-flying hawkmoths, releasing a sweet fragrance into the evening air. Indigenous peoples traditionally used various parts of the plant for traditional remedies, and today its seeds are commercially harvested for essential fatty acids.