• A person holding a bouquet of four oclock red flowers in a natural setting
  • Red and white four o'clock red flowers growing in a bright green garden setting.
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Four O'Clock Seeds - Red

Ditch your hummingbird feeder for these scarlet, trumpet-shaped blooms

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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

  • Up to 24 inches

COLOR

  • Red

Red Four O'clock Seeds, so named because they typically bloom late in the afternoon, are among the most colorful, fragrant, and robust of all flowers that can be grown from seed. They're very versatile too, as the seeds of the four o'clock can be sown directly into the soil or into pots or other containers such as barrels. Plant Red Four O'clock Seeds in the spring for late summer/early autumn bloom.

  • • Annual / Perennial; Attracts hummingbirds
  • • 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 35 Up to 80 Sq. Ft
1 Ounce 300 Up to 625 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

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

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    Four O'Clock Seeds - Red FAQs

    What is Red Four O Clock also known as?

    Red Four O Clock is also known as Marvel Of Peru.

    Is Red Four O Clock resistant to animals or disease?

    Red 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: 4.0 / 5 from 4 reviews.

    I love these plants! I literally threw them on (weeded) soil and stepped on them. Watered occasionally b/c I had put them close to a cedar tree and watched as they bloomed beautifully. I gathered some of their seeds after blooming and did the same thing. Even more blooms than the first year. I intend to wash, rinse, repeat!

    Nancy W. 5/5

    Four O'Clock Seeds - Red

    Planted exactly as instructed, last fall for spring germination and I have nothing to show in return. Complete waste of money.

    Anna 1/5 Verified

    Four O'Clock Seeds - Red

    Store owner replied: Hello, Anna Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    The Four O'Clocks are a tougher plant than expected. They grew from seed, (started indoors), without any hassle. They somehow survived the week-long freeze in central Texas last Winter (2021), planted in pots, while covered with a blanket on an outdoor patio. They came right back up this Summer, as if nothing ever happened. The bees love them. They do require water a couple of times a week during blooming season, they are still in pots but out in full sun. I just trim them down to the ground when it gets cold and wait for them to show up again the following year. So many come up that I plan to divide them and plant them in the ground next year.

    L G. 5/5 Verified

    Four O'Clock Seeds - Red

    these flower a long time and will reseed themselves without much effort. The color is great.

    Mary H. 5/5 Verified

    Four O'Clock Seeds - Red

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