Four Oclock Flower Planting Depth. Keep moist until seedlings emerge in 10 to 12 days. Seedlings emerge in 7-10 days As soon as seedlings emerge provide plenty of light on a sunny windowsill or grow seedlings 3-4 inches beneath fluorescent plant lights turned on 16 hours per day off for 8 hours at night.
Firm soil over seeds. Keep seeds moist until germination. Heat- and drought-tolerant the plants bloom all summer.
Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa or Xalapa is the state capital of Veracruz in Mxico.
Run the other way and dont look back lol. 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. Space about 1 12 to 2 feet apart in full sun and any well-drained soil. 1 Use a garden fork spade or tiller to turn the soil approximately 12 inches deep.