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Colorado Four O'clock
( Mirabilis multiflora )
Mirabilis multiflora
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About Colorado Four O'clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
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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.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
2 - 2.6 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
Purple
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
, 6
likely
* )
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Lithariapteryx abroniaeella
Lithariapteryx abroniaeella
Lithariapteryx jubarella
Lithariapteryx jubarella
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Hawaiian Beet Webworm
Spoladea recurvalis
Spoladea recurvalis
*
Somber Carpet
Disclisioprocta stellata
Disclisioprocta stellata
*
Archirhoe neomexicana
Archirhoe neomexicana
*
Embola powelli
Embola powelli
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 4
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dry, rocky or sandy places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.3" - 28.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.16" - 3.31", Coldest Month: 29.8" - 59.0", Hottest Month: 54.0" - 87.0", Humidity: 2.23" - 39.49", Elevation: 276" - 8224"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Colorado Four-o'clock, Manyflowered Four-o'clock
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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