Four O'clocks
Gardening Tips: Perfumed Evenings
Whenever I smell heliotrope I think of the scene in Our
Town, in which the girl smells her mother’s Heliotrope from her bedroom window. I like to plant fragrant flowers
where their scent will waft indoors at night: Nicotiana next
to the back door, perhaps. Or Four O’Clocks under the open
kitchen window at the base of the screen porch. |
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#7415 Four O’Clock Mirabilis Mixture
Mirabilis jalapa. Also known as the Marvel of Peru,
this old-fashioned annual is so named because its flowers
don't open until about 4:00 PM unless it is cloudy in which
case they could bloom earlier. Because they are easy and
fast to grow, it is best to sow them directly in the garden.
They will likely flower from mid-summer through the first
fall frost and may self-sow in milder climates for surprise
blooms the following year. Their trumpet-shaped flowers will
grace your garden with a delicious fragrance in an
assortment of white, pink, red and yellow. Perfect with Casa
Blanca Oriental lilies and Nicotiana in fragrant gardens
near moonlit terraces. Annual. Summer-flowering. Height: 24" to 30".
Check out our Fragrant Heirloom Flower Garden On our Collections Page
Packet of 75 Seeds / $2.85
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