Species
Four-o’clock
Mirabilis jalapa
Varieties
16 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
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| bicolors mixedBSI-H329200 | — |
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| bright redBSI-H329100 | — |
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| carmineBSI-H329110 | — |
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| MixedBSI-FL61273 | — |
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| RedBSI-FL40628 | — |
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| roseBSI-H329140 | — |
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| salmonBSI-H329120 | — |
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| Salmon SunsetBSI-FL69784 | — |
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| Striped mixedBSI-FL17838 | — |
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| Tea Time mixBSI-FL55998 | — |
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| violet pinkBSI-H329220 | — |
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| whiteBSI-H329160 | — |
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| yellowBSI-H329180 | — |
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| White-redBSI-FL97894 | — |
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| White-yellowBSI-FL76873 | — |
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| Yellow-redBSI-FL99432 | — |
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Mirabilis jalapa is a tuberous perennial often grown as an annual where winters are cold. Mirabilis jalapa has fragrant flowers.
Botanical characteristics
Its fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers open in the afternoon or early evening, explaining the name four-o’clock. The plants form branched bushes rather than climbing stems. Seed assortments can distinguish named colours from striped or bicoloured mixtures.
Evening flowers and colour references
For garden centres and seed retailers, bicolors mixed, Striped mixed and white are distinct listed choices. The mixture names describe an assortment format, without specifying a fixed proportion of each flower pattern. Keep those entries separate when selecting seed in larger quantities.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Mirabilis jalapa
- Common names
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- beauty of the night; beauty-of-the-night; common four o'clock; common four-o'clock; false jalap; four o'clock; four-o'clock; marvel of peru; marvel-of-peru; morning rose; nachtschone
- Synonyms
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- jalapa congesta; jalapa dichotoma; jalapa officinalis; jalapa officinarum; jalapa undulata; mirabilis ambigua; mirabilis cordata; mirabilis dichotoma; mirabilis divaricata; mirabilis divaricata uniflora; mirabilis divaricata var. uniflora; mirabilis gracilis; mirabilis hybrida; mirabilis jalapa ambigua; mirabilis jalapa ciliata; mirabilis jalapa dichlamydomorpha; mirabilis jalapa eujalapa; mirabilis jalapa f. dichlamydomorpha; mirabilis jalapa f. parviflora; mirabilis jalapa lindheimeri; mirabilis jalapa odorata; mirabilis jalapa parviflora; mirabilis jalapa planiflora; mirabilis jalapa procera; mirabilis jalapa subsp. ciliata; mirabilis jalapa subsp. lindheimeri; mirabilis jalapa subsp. volcanica; mirabilis jalapa var. ambigua; mirabilis jalapa var. dichlamydomorpha; mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa; mirabilis jalapa var. lindheimeri; mirabilis jalapa var. odorata; mirabilis jalapa var. planiflora; mirabilis jalapa var. procera; mirabilis jalapa volcanica; mirabilis jalappa; mirabilis laevis; mirabilis lindheimeri; mirabilis longiflora; mirabilis odorata; mirabilis parviflora; mirabilis pedunculata; mirabilis planiflora; mirabilis polonii; mirabilis procera; mirabilis pubescens; mirabilis suaveolens; mirabilis undulata; mirabilis uniflora; mirabilis xalapa; nyctago dichotoma; nyctago hortensis; nyctago jalapa; nyctago jalapae; nyctago mirabilis; nyctago versicolor; trimista laevigata; trimista levigata
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Mirabilis
- Species
- Mirabilis jalapa