FOUR O'CLOCK

MARVEL OF PERU

[ Mirabilis Jalapa ] 

Season: Perennial
Height: 12 -36 Inches
Bloom Season: Summer/Fall
Exposure: Full Sun/Dry/Moist
Zones: 7 -11 [As Perennial]
All Regions of North America [As Annual]

Four O'Clock [ Mirabilis Jalapa ] is a tender perennial that is grown as an annual in all regions of North America. The plant is also known as Marvels of Peru. An old fashioned favorite, Four O’Clock is a fast growing bush plant. Four O’Clock received its name because of its habit of opening in the late afternoon. It is not actually the time of day that causes the flowers to open, but the drop in temperature. They open in the evening and wilt the next morning.

Four O'Clock [ Mirabilis Jalapa ] produces handsome, fragrant flowers that are borne singly or in clusters, and can be red, magenta, pink, yellow or white, sometimes with more than one color on the same plant. Bi-colored flowers are also possible. Individual flowers are trumpet shaped, about an inch across at the end and about two inches long. The plant continues to produce new flowers from late spring till fall. Mirabilis is a wonderful addition to an evening garden. Once even one flower opens, a rich fragrance is released into the surrounding air.

The plant attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

PLANTING

Sow Inside: Before last frost
Sow Outside: Spring/Fall
Seed Depth: 1/4 Inch
Days to Emerge: 15 – 20

FOUR O'CLOCK MARVEL OF PERU  Mirabilis Jalapa  Seeds