Mirabilis - 4 o clock flowers
@allknowing (153530)
India
February 16, 2023 9:03pm CST
Mirabilis - 4 o'clock flowers are a beauty if one can have them in their gardens. They come in an array of colour and get muted on their own in that each flower sometimes has more than one shade to start with. They propagate fast through seeds and do not leave a garden in a hurry They are known as 4 o clock as they normally bloom around that time spreading a mild aroma - lasting till the morning and then fade away
But sadly they did leave my garden and I am now trying to get them back . I have just one way and that is to order for seeds online. Not sure I will be successful as seeds ordered online fail miserably
Do you have them in your garden?
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
17 Feb 23
Oh yes I have every plant in my garden NOT lol
But you call these 4 o clocks.
My Mother used to call those wispy things that float those dandelions..she used to call those 4 o clocks.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
18 Feb 23
@LadyDuck What a beauty!! I would forego my vegetables for this bush (lol)
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
17 Feb 23
They have sentimental value for you Yes you must preserve them at all cost.
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@LadyDuck (502438)
• Italy
18 Feb 23
@allknowing They produce so many seeds every years, they are invading a large part of the garden, but I am fine with them. As you can see from this photo they have "invaded" the area on the side of the stairs leading to the vegetable garden. The photo has been taken the past summer.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
17 Feb 23
@allknowing the bloom shape on these remind me of morning glory
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
17 Feb 23
@shaggin They are much smaller and even the shape is different
https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image?phrase=four+o%27clock+flower
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
17 Feb 23
Once you inroduce them they stay there forever but I do not know what happened to mine.
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Feb 23
@allknowing Sometimes the winds can blow the seeds to far. Mom would even check the yard for them because of that. Especially if she wasn't seeing them in the flower garden
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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17 Feb 23
No, we don't have them. They're so pretty. Who knows may be you'd be lucky enough to grow them again. I hope the seeds you'll buy would be good ones and grow.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
17 Feb 23
I have just placed an order and hope they will not disappoint me this time
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
17 Feb 23
I have known them as 4 o clock since many years and they are known as such universally
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabilis_jalapa
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
17 Feb 23
They do not belong to the orchid family They are ordinary plants that grow on the ground and multiply by seeds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabilis_jalapa
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