Wild Four O

Wild Four O'Clock

Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.

Nyctaginaceae (Four O'Clock Family)

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Wild Four O’Clock:

• simple perennial in the Four O’Clock (Nyctaginaceae) Family with opposite, heart-shaped to triangular, smooth leaves
• flowers are greenish to pale pinkish in terminal clusters in late summer--open in evening, close in morning
• grows 1-4’ tall
• prefers fertile soils--pastures, roadsides, gardens, orchards, nurseries, non-crop areas

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