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Four O'Clock Mix
Mirabilis jalapa
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$13.32
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Description
A favorite from your grandmother's garden, Four O'Clocks are world famous, and sometimes called the 'Marvel of Peru'. They are native in Peru, and the 'Marvel' part is because these short, bushy plants open lovely tubular flowers in several colors--the same plant may have two or three colors in bloom at any given time. Growing Four O'Clocks from bulbs ensure a long bloom time, and months of delightful blooms.
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Overall rating: 4.65 / 5 from 20 reviews.
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Tubers were not viable
"Our nights are cold so it's hard to get mirabilis to flower when planted from seed. I was excited to see these roots on offer but of the 4 roots only 2 grew. One arrived completely mushy and the fourth one didn't rot but never sent up a shoot either. The two that grew were both pink."
Very nice display of genetics
"These guys are potent and happy. Our bulbs included yellow and red. They will grow quickly and may need trimming or staked due to being top heavy once flowering."
Beautiful
"Easy to plant and if you dig them up you will find more bulbs to share with family an friends. in the fall."
Beautiful blooms
"Easy to plant"
So easy, never had luck before growing 4 o'clocks
"I had tried to grow 4 o'clocks from seed many times before & never had luck. I didn't know you could bare root or bulbs to start from. I got a bag of them free as a bonus 2 years ago. They all came up, I moved some to a front garden bed & they have been reseeding now on their own. Easy, very pretty. I only got white & yellow flowers, but there are so many I can share with friends."
Beautiful and as a Bonus, Deadly to Japanese Beetles
"Second year in a row to buy these tubers. The produce large healthy plants consistantly. These were part of an organic approach to japanese beetle control as a trap plant and worked very well. this year i put them in pots to be able to shift to where beetle infestations were worst. But they also produced a ton of pretty blooms from june onward that native insects just loved."
4 O'Clock roots
"Roots took off great right after planting as per directions. Had 4 O'Clocks at childhood home, I'm very pleased!"
Quick and easy
"They are certainly faster and more vigorous than what you grow from seed. Mine were planted at the same time as I planted from seed and the ones from seed are still several weeks out from blooming whereas those from tubers have already begun. (They are all in the same bed) The only thing I was a bit sad about was that all of mine came out to be yellow and I expected a mix. The scent is lovely though, and I'm pleased."
These were amazing!
"These popped fast and were HUGE! I actually had to move them to the back of my flower bed because you couldn't see anything else. They handled the transplanting very well. Had to use plant rings to keep them from falling over. GORGEOUS!"
Beautiful, dependable flowers for dry and poor soild.
"I purchase these every year, since unfortunately, they're not perennials in my area. Furthermore, I give them to friends and family for a reliable, attractive, bushy plant. They do reseed themselves, but I find the way I purchase them works best of all."