SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated

PLANT TYPE : Annual

FLOWER COLOR :  Yellow

SOWING TIME : All Season

SOWING METHOD : Directly from seeds

GERMINATION TIME : 5 -10 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch Pot / Garden Bed

GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost.

FLOWERING : 60 Days after sowing.

DESCRIPTION :

Four o’ Clocks grow rapidly from their small football-shaped dark seeds. Of branching growth, they soon create a small shrub studded with masses of orange-blossom scented flowers that wait until dusk to open. Attract hummingbirds for their last sip of the day and pollinating moths by night–all summer long. If you want to overwinter the tuberous roots, dig them up in autumn and store in a reasonably dry medium, in a cool, dry, frost-free location, such as a garage or basement.

Mirabilis four o’clock Seeds commonly called four o’clock flowers, grow into 2-foot-tall bushy plants that produce an abundance of red, pink, yellow or white flowers. These low-maintenance perennials attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, making them a suitable addition to borders and butterfly gardens. Four o’clocks grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11, but you can grow them as annuals in cooler climates. The germinate quickly from seed started indoors and flower profusely in their first year.

Sow seed in moist but well-drained soil and keep warm. Germination should be expected within two weeks, planting out after the last expected frost, placing in a warm sunny position, Mirabilis jalapa is frost-tender, temperatures in winter between 3 and 10°C.