Mirabilis fully bloomed / myLot

India

June 1, 2023 8:04pm CST

Mirabilis also known as 4 o clock flowers grow easily and in fact once introduced in a garden they will come up on their own all over. I have just introduced them and it took me a while to see them bloom. I had bought seeds online and although they had promised many colours I just see three red, yellow and white but they mutate quickly and now I see a mix of yellow and red. A bit disappointed but atleast this time seeds germinated and the plants are looking healthy,.We have them now in 7 pots two plants in each pot One plant has many blooms and I had to click it and share it here. What flower story do you have to share?

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marguicha

@marguicha (226286)

• Chile

2 Jun 23

I have wild mirabilis in my garden and they grow wherever they like. I prefer the "new" ones from seed as the plants are small. The ones that come out the next year from a sort of tuberous root are bigger plants and not so beautiful.

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

2 Jun 23

I would not mind them spreading all over as they are so colourful.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (115601)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Jun 23

Glad you have blooms. They look great

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

2 Jun 23

My only regret is I was expecting a peach and a pink

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Amber

@AmbiePam (97883)

• United States

2 Jun 23

These really ARE gorgeous. It would be wonderful to see them every day. My dad’s wife is diligent in caring for the flowers in her garden, but her property is small.

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

2 Jun 23

These normally open up around 4 every evening but by 10 the next day they fade They are pretty flowers.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (473770)

• Switzerland

2 Jun 23

They will soon start to mix their colours. I love those flowers.

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

2 Jun 23

I collected the first seed of the bright red flower.

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

2 Jun 23

@LadyDuck I have so many trees and the front garden had to have only those bottle palms but now the whole story has changed and so there are so many areas flowers do not bloom.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (473770)

• Switzerland

2 Jun 23

@allknowing That is good. Yesterday I spotted some leaves where I do not want the flowers. I am going to dig to dig up the tuber and move it to another place.

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Shasha

@Shasha_ (1017)

• Envigado, Colombia

2 Jun 23

They are awesome. Hopefully they will bloom all the time. I bought a small flower plant months ago. I put it in a pot in my balcony. It didn't survive. Don't know why.

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

2 Jun 23

What flower was that and how did you treat it?

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