Common evening-primrose

Oenothera biennis

Habitat:
   Light: sun -part sun
   Moisture: mesic -dry mesic

   Height: 3 -6 ft.
   Flowering Time: summer

Notes: A short-lived perennial or biennial; reseeds itself well on open ground; fragrant blooms open in evening for night pollination from butterflies and moths.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW,NL,UP