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Four O'Clock Seed Mix
Mirabilis jalapa
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For a blaze of beautiful afternoon color, plant this mixture. When frost threatens, you can dig the bulbous roots that will have formed, and save them (like dahlias or glads) for next spring.
About the Four O'Clocks or the "Marvel of Peru." This wonderful tropical wildflower has been gracing gardens for centuries. Your grandmother probably grew it, and knew the big secret of the older seeds. They are famous for rapid growth and producing glossy-leaved plants having flowers in several colors--on the same plant!
The names tell the story. The blooms open in the afternoon, thus the common name "Four O'Clock." And the botanical name, Mirabilis jalapa should tell you the plant comes from a Spanish-speaking area. "Mirabilis" means "wonderful" in Latin, and the Spanish-appearing "Jalapa" (the j is pronounced as an "h" in Spanish) is a town in Mexico.
Then there's that other common name: "Marvel of Peru." This exotic descriptive name tells you the plants grow wild in the Andes, and the "Marvel" part refers to the fact that they do produce flowers in several colors on the same plant. Seeds were sent to Europe by Spanish explorers in the 1500's.
In your garden, you have a choice of which color(s) you want to grow. Yes, the wild plants do have flowers in several colors, but they're rangy, somewhat weedy plants, too. The hybrids we plant today are organized by color and make neat, bushy growth, rarely over about 24."
The bulbous roots. Four O'clocks grow rapidly from seed, and another curious thing about this annual is that they quickly form a bulbous root, much like the common potato. In frost-free places (like Miami), they can be left in the ground year-round, and these big roots simply grow larger and larger over the years. Where there are freezes, the "bulbs" can be lifted in fall, and replanted in spring, giving you large, rapidly developing plants and lots of quick color.
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Overall rating: 4.5789475 / 5 from 19 reviews.
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Great
"Came out very nice!"
Love these
"Throw the seeds on the loose dirt step on them for them to take in the dirt water them and feed them. When they bloom they will produce more seeds for the next year. They do not do well in the ❄ have to replant each year."
These 4 o'clocks should be a piece of cake- didn't come up.
"I have grown these before with no problems. This batch this year almost nothing sprouted from a quarter pound of seed. Zinnias didn't sprout either. Alyssum, daffodils, dahlias, iris all came out fine in this same bed. Very disappointed with your product this year."
I will be buying more
"I've sown these with great delight for years. Unfortunately, with Texas heat this year, most are barely there. I purchased two pounds plus and most did not take. Don't be discouraged, still worth getting."
Jury is still out
"Planted my four o'clocks on May 1st and they are plentiful and tall but have not bloomed. Not a single bud so I have a bed of green stalks to display. I'm hoping for flowers this year and that they will endure the winter to see what happens next year but only time will tell."
Very pretty!
"I put some Four O'clock seeds in a bucket to get an earlier start and also put some seeds in a bed once frost over. All seeds grew to beautiful flowers. Loved the variation in color and was really happy that my Hummingbirds also seemed to enjoy them. Thank you!"
I use four o'clocks to liven up my difficult gardening area
"Great for a ground cover on my difficult to maintain bank along the driveway. Also used along the house foundation and in my hummingbird garden. Seed once and forget it. They come back beautifully every year and reseed prolifically."
Great results
"I bought Four o clock seeds for 3 years and American Meadows has Great seeds and Great prices and costumer service are the best they are always very helpful and l appreciate the fast delivery l have a large front and back yard and l have a large flower bed with Four o clocks they come back every year because the make tubulars and reseed l have dug up tubulars and gave some away l am making a raised flower bed and bought the tubulars that are on sale because l want to get larger plants faster than the seeds we are having a family reunion and l am working on my yard to make it look pretty"
will buy again
"I order every year and add a new flower bed and plant Four o clock seeds they did not disappoint me once again came up had many plants come up and they are still many flowers on every plant VERY PRETTY have had friends ask me what kind of plants they are"
Easy to grow
"Grow like weeds. Also produce seeds that can be collected and planted elsewhere. Super forgiving plant."