Grow guide
How to grow Four O'Clock Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
- Type
- Annual flower
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–100 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
Fragrant mixed-color blooms open at 4 pm and close by morning; nick or soak seed overnight before sowing to speed germination.
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