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Four-O'Clocks
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Mirabilis jalapa
Plant type:
warm-season annual
Height:
-
Location and soil:
sun; average, well-drained soil
Uses:
bedding, border, background, containers
Bloom time:
summer-late fall
Color range:
pink, yellow, white; single, bi-color, and tri-color
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
4-6 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last pring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
10-12 days
Germination temp.:
75-80 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
surface sow
Needs light or dark to germinate:
light
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
12-18 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
flowers stay open on cloudy days; on sunny days, they remain closed until mid-afternoon
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