Evening-flowering annual and biennial herb to 1 m tall. Basal leaves oblanceolate, 10-15 cm long. Stem leaves 6-10 cm long, narrowly elliptic-lanceolate and generally wavy-edged and toothed. Flowers in upper axils, buds upright, petals 1.5-2.5 cm long, yellow, fading to reddish orange, generally with a basal red spot; Aug-Jan. Fruit capsule 3-4 cm long, cylindrical or slightly wider at the tip. Syn. O. striata Ledeb.

Naturalised in all Australian states.

Chile.

Source: Waldron, M.; Spencer, R. (2002). Fuchsia. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.