Mirabilis nyctaginea : heartleaf four o'clock

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Mirabilis nyctaginea

heartleaf four o'clock; nightblooming four o'clock

Species Record #: gw1026169

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Botanical Information:

Genus: Mirabilis
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Author: (Michx.) MacM.
Synonyms: Allionia nyctaginea; Mirabilis collina; Oxybaphus nyctagineus

What do these terms mean?

by sissykins

Remarks:
One might be fooled into thinking this innocent-looking plant is merely "A lovely intruder." But it can be invasive, and were we a farmer, we might be grousing about "Phytoterrorism in our own back yard." http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2007/06/something_was_a.html

by sissykins

Ratings

overall	5.0
how easy	10.0
flower	9.0
foliage	8.0
propagate	n/a
fragrance	n/a

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