COMMON NAME(S)
Four-O'Clock
BOTANICAL NAME
Mirabilis jalapa
FLOWERING SEASON-
Perennial usually grown as
an Annual.
Throughout summer.
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full sun to partial shade.
  SOIL CONDITIONS                 
Average soil conditions. Good
drainage.
pH
6.5 - 7.0 pH
MOISTURE
Even moisture.
      PLANT HEIGHT                      
 
Can grow up to up to 3 feet tall.       
 
PLANT SPACING
Space about 1 1/2  feet apart.
   
FLOWER COLOR
Pink, White, Red, Yellow, or
variegated
PROPAGATION
seed, cuttings, dividing tubers,
bedding plants
USES
flower beds, containers, borders,
edgings,
Great for a fragrance garden.
PLANTING INFORMATION
AND FACTS
Acquire bedding plants from
nurseries and plant after risk of
frost. In early spring sow seeds  
indoors for an early start. The
fragrant flowers open in the late
afternoon.
Keep it growing.
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on to Friends and Family.


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