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Nyctaginaceae
Froebel's four-o'clock
Mirabilis multiflora
Also known as Colorado four-o'clock, Mirabilis, Wild four-o'clock, Quamoclidion multiflorum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Four-O-Clock · Southwest Native · Pollinator · Drought Adaptable · Tuberous · Xeriscape · Perennial · Wildflower · Hummingbird Garden · Night Blooming
Froebel's four-o'clock is a robust, drought-adaptable perennial that thrives in full sun to partial shade with minimal care once established. Water deeply but infrequently and plant in well-draining soil; it will die back to a tuberous root in winter and re-emerge in spring. This Southwest native is an excellent low-maintenance choice for pollinator gardens and xeriscape landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 110°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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