Four Oclock Flower Other Names. Plants also self-sow freely. The Four OClock is tough and reliable long-lived heirloom and an easily shared perennial which produces a large tuber from which it returns to grace your garden year after year.
Mirabilis jalapa Marvel of Peru by Jam343. Mirabilis jalapa The Four oclock flower or Marvel of Peru is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis and is available in a range of colours. The Mirabilis part of the Latin name means wonderful and is an accurate description of the hardy four oclock plant.
Four oclock will please both your eyes as well as your nose with fragrant tubular-shape flowers that come in a wide variety of colors and patterns.
The Mirabilis part of the Latin name means wonderful and is an accurate description of the hardy four oclock plant. Hence the name and close up again the following morning. Four oclock flowers Mirabilis jalapa were originally found in the Andes Mountains of South America. Jun 28 2021 Some common names for Mirabilis include Beauty of the Night Umbrellaworts Four-oclock Wishbone Bush and Marvel of Peru.