My 4'o' clocks are doing very well, even though I set the seeds out right before the rare exstermly hard frost they are undaunted and are staring ... Then they grow into perfect spheres of green leaves and kaleidascope flowers. A horticulturist friend uses Mirabilis tuber/caudex's grown in pots as an example for his classes.
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Web guides for planting & growing four o'clocks in your garden. ... Mirabilis jalapa - Four O'Clocks - Stunning photographs and first-person accounts on growing the plants in the U.S. Pacific Northwest round out this guide to their culture, feeding & care.
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www.chiff.com/home_life/garden/four-o-clocks.htm
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Common Name Showy Four o'clock , Mirabilis multiflora, (mee-rah-bi-lis mul-te-flora). ... Description Showy four o'clocks are perennial plants that die back to their roots each year. The leaves and stems may be either smooth or have sticky hairs. The leaves vary from 3/4-7 inches long and are often pointed at the tip.
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www.desertusa.com/mag00/feb/papr/4oclock.html
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; Figure 4: Inflorescense and individual flowers of wild four o'cloc ... Cruden, R,.W. 1973. Reproductive biology of weedy and cultivated Mirabilis (Nytaginaceae). Amer. J. Botany 60:802-809.
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Description; Four o'clocks are leafy, shrublike, multi-branched perennials that produce flowers all summer long. The plants are erect and spreading, 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) tall and just as wide. They have numerous branches and opposite, pointed leaves 2-4 in (5-10 cm) long. ... #974 Mirabilis jalapa; Common Names: four o' clock,
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Mirabilis jalapa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis , and is available in a range of colours. Mirabilis in Latin means w...
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FOUR O'CLOCKS, MARVEL OF PERU, CLAVILLIA syn. Mirabilis lindheimeri; Family: Nyctaginaceae; Pronounced: mee-RAH-bih-lis HAH-lah-pah ... Hardiness: Sunset zones: 4-24, H1, H2. USDA zones: 8-11. Heat zones: 12-1. Mature size: Height: 36 inches (90 m). Width: 36 inches (90 cm). Flowering period: Midsummer to late summer.
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For a novice I can think of no other flower like the ol' time 4 O'clock. It takes little effort on the part of the grower, smells great and the hummers love it! Submitted by bonnie ... Notes: Plant parts are poisonous if ingested. Called 4 O'clocks because they bloom in late afternoon.
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Buy four o'clocks in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers or buy seed. ... Plant four o'clocks in full sun and well-drained soil. ... eHow Article: How to Grow Four O'Clock (Mirabilis Jalapa)
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