Similar to other evening primrose, but taller, growing to 2 to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It has lance-like foliage of medium to dark green, with a prominent white midrib and undulated and toothed edges. Flowers are large, papery, and four-petaled, and open yellow and fade to bronze, maroon, or red, giving the plant a multi-colored character. Blooms May to August.
Grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates poor and/or limy soils, drought, and some light shade. Easily grown from seed and will self-seed under optimum growing conditions (which is almost anything), except it doesn't grow well in wet soils.