• Pink, yellow, and red four o'clock mixed flowers filling a bright garden setting.
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Four O'Clock Seeds - Mixed Colors

Plant these beauties as a friendly reminder to take an afternoon break

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About the Variety

Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Prefers Lean Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
Fragrant
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Borders
Perfect for Xeriscaping
Medicinal
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Mirabilis jalapa

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Heirloom Seed
  • Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

  • Branching
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 12 to 36 inches

COLOR

  • Mixed

What an amazing color combination! Our Four O-Clock Mix features yellow, white, pink, and violet flowers that will burst forth in late summer and early fall. They're a fragrant perennial that—as you might have guessed—usually bloom sometime in the afternoon or early evening. These lovely four o'clocks give you something to look forward to after a long day!

  • • Annual / Perennial; Strong fragrance and great colors
  • • Easy to grow; Mid-Late season bloomer
  • • Prefers full sun exposure

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Fall
  • Summer

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow
  • Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 12 to 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 9
  • 10
  • 11

SEED PREP

  • Requires Light
  • Scarification

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 47 Up to 80 Sq. Ft
1 Ounce 343 Up to 625 Sq. Ft
1/4 Pound 1,372 Up to 2,500 Sq. Ft
1 Pound 5,488 Up to 10,000 Sq. Ft
5 Pounds 27,440 Up to 1.25 Acres

Planting Guide

View our Four O'Clock Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Four O'Clock Seeds - Mixed Colors FAQs

    What is Mixed Colors Four O Clock also known as?

    Mixed Colors Four O Clock is also known as Marvel Of Peru.

    Is Mixed Colors Four O Clock resistant to animals or disease?

    Mixed Colors Four O Clock is deer resistant and rabbit resistant, meaning deer and rabbits generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Four O'Clock Seeds - Mixed Colors

    The suggestion is perfect, something to get back to after a long day out. But this is an implementation to your gardening efforts for an all summer rotation of flowering, when all else fades away. After Five, in Italian Belli di Notte ( Beautiful at Night) will make you happy; not only for the flowers but for the abundant seeds ( don't mistake them for pepper corns ). It surprised me greatly when from yellow they turned multicolor pink and then pink.

    Enrico 5/5

    Four O'Clock Seeds - Mixed Colors

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