Mirabilis Jalapa (Belle de Nui) 4 o'clock plant

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• Eustace Posts: 2,290

  July 2023

  Please plant them now; they might take another 1 or 2 months to flower. They then keep flowering until the first frost. HTH.

  Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
  

  And then my heart with pleasure fills,

  And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
  

  
  

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• Busy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043

  July 2023

  They are tender perennials. I have some in a very sheltered spot in my garden in SW France and they come up every year. 

  Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  July 2023

  You have to come out at night to see the flowers.  Very good for moths.
  I’m not sure they’ll flower this year though.
  This  is the root they grow 
  
  
  

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• coccinella Posts: 1,428

  July 2023

  I have them here in Luxembourg and have survived harsh winters.They are prolific and self seed a lot, but they are lovely. 
  I never water them until this time of year. Ah and they flower in shade too.

  
  Luxembourg

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• coccinella Posts: 1,428

  July 2023

  Yes @Lyn. That's exactly what they become. Mine are in containers.

  
  Luxembourg

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• Grajean Posts: 447

  July 2023

  Thanks everyone. How tall will they grow?

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  July 2023

  Mine grew up a trellis about 3’ 

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• Grajean Posts: 447

  July 2023

  Thanks Lyn. I didn't expect them to grow so big!

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  July 2023

  Mine didn’t stand up on their own,  needed a trellis support.
  I had no idea that they grew a root like that, all from one seed. 

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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