Mirabilis jalapa /Four O'Clock

White tubular flowers and foliage
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Scientific Name:	Mirabilis jalapa
Common Name:	Four O'Clock
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	7, 8, 9, 10 Determine Your Zone
Height:	2- 5 feet
Spread:	3 -5 feet
Bloom time:	Summer, Fall
Flower color:	White, Yellow, Pink, Red, Various
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	This self-seeding perennial has a large, fleshy, underground root from which it returns when killed back by cold. Fragrant flowers open in late afternoon, thus its name, to perfume the garden. It has the potential of becoming invasive from volunteer seedlings.