The early bird gets the worm, but the night moth gets the rose! As night descends over the rim of the valley and the moon comes out to play, nocturnal life is illuminated in its wake. There, in the meadows, stands a yellow beauty waiting for her cue. Hooker's evening primrose (Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima) is a biennial flowering plant that starts its first year with only basal leaves. During the following year, this plant grows into its name elata, from the Latin elatus, meaning high, or e