Connu comme étant toxique - Seeds and roots contain mildly toxic compounds and may cause stomach upset if eaten
Plant Names
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Heart-leaved Four-o'clock
Nyctage parasol
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Rose
Bloom Period: Jun - Sep
Hauteur max: 4,0 feet
Max Width: 4,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for rock gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
Semences disponible
Disponible à la table Plein soleil
Disponible à la table Plein soleil
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Wild Four O'Clock is a robust native perennial with clusters of magenta-pink, trumpet-shaped flowers that open in the late afternoon and evening. Its deep taproot helps it tolerate drought and challenging growing conditions.
It is best suited to locations where it has room to develop its naturally relaxed, sprawling form.
It is best suited to locations where it has room to develop its naturally relaxed, sprawling form.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
No ecozone information available for this plant.
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Mirabilis nyctaginea
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Mirabilis nyctaginea
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
No substitute plant data available for this plant.
Sowing Information
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- Sowing depth: None
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: Not Available
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds are dark and dry
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: None
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Seeds and roots contain mildly toxic compounds and may cause stomach upset if eaten