Four O'Clock Seeds - Pink

Flower Specifications

Season: Perennial

USDA Zones: 8 - 10

Height: 18 - 36 inches

Bloom Season: Spring and summer

Bloom Color: Pink

Environment: Full sun to partial shade

Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.2 - 7.2

Deer Resistant: Yes

Latin Name: Mirabilis Jalapa

Planting Directions

Temperature: 65 - 75F

Average Germ Time: 10 - 14 days

Light Required: Yes

Depth: 1/4 inch

Sowing Rate: 1 pound per 1,000 square feet or 2 seeds per plant

Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination

Plant Spacing: 12 - 24 inches

Care & Maintenance: Four O'Clock

Four O'Clock (Mirabilis Jalapa Pink) - The hummingbirds will love your garden when you grow these fragrant flowers from Four O'Clock seeds! These old-fashioned favorites have a bright trumpet shaped flower that is very distinctive. The plants got their name because they open in mid-afternoon. Its blooms will remain open overnight, and close in early morning. Generally, the flowers will remain open on cloudy days as well.

Caution: This flower seed is poisonous.

Pleasantly fragrant

Four O' Clock flowers have a very nice, pleasant fragrance which can be quite strong at times. To some people the fragrance is vanilla scented.

Four O'Clock seed | pink

How to grow

How To Grow Four O'Clock From Seed: Mirabilis Jalapa seeds may be sown directly into the garden in the spring in warm areas. In cooler areas with a late spring, start the flower seeds indoors about eight weeks before the final frost date for transplanting outdoors at a later time.

Four O'Clocks may be set in the garden at about the same time you would plant tomatoes. Allow about 12 inches between the plants. Mirabilis roots are tuberous and can be divided in early spring. Some gardeners will store the tubers indoors over the winter and then plant again in the spring.

Sowing Rate: 1 pound per 1,000 square feet or 2 seeds per plant
Average Germ Time: 10 - 14 days
Keep moist until germination
Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
Depth: 1/4 inch