Carried by 2 nurseries
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Mirabilis multiflora is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family known by the common name Colorado four o'clock. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Colorado and Texas, as well as far northern Mexico, where it grows in mostly dry habitat types in a number of regions. It is a perennial herb growing upright to about 80 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are oppositely arranged on the spreading stem branches. Each fleshy leaf has an oval or rounded blade up to 12 centimeters long and is hairless or sparsely hairy. The flowers occur in leaf axils on the upper branches. Usually six flowers bloom in a bell-shaped involucre of five partly fused leafs. Each five-lobed, funnel-shaped flower is 4 to 6 centimeters wide and magenta in color.
Perennial herb
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Purple
Spring, Summer
Full Sun
Low
Fast
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Dry, rocky or sandy places
Butterflies and moths supported
2 confirmed and 6 likely
Somber Carpet
Disclisioprocta stellata