A picture of Berlandier's Sundrops, Oenothera berlandieri, with one of two flowers in center focus. The vibrant yellow seems oversaturated in the overcast lighting, almost glowing, and somewhat obscuring the reproductive parts within that are the same color. The four-petaled flowers have somewhat visible green veins, surrounding yellow stamens holding aloft yellow anthers. Presumably a pistil is hiding somewhere in the pool of bright, bright yellow. The short sepals are completely hidden at this angle, but flower buds of yellow and green with red tinges are visible at the bottom of the frame. Narrow, blade-like Sundrop leaves are also visible with wavy, toothed margins in a shade of green a shade or two darker than mint. They seem somewhat smooth and attached directly to the yellow-green stems.

Okay, I admit to some ignorance about Berlandier's Sundrops, but I adore it. In researching it, I've learned a new appreciation for evening primroses as a whole, and I want MORE 🧵

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