Four O"Clock - Broken Colors (Heirloom) - Mirabilis jalapa Perennial grown as Annual - A special variety whose starry 2 inch blossoms are beautifully splashed with showy contrasting colors. Their delicious jasmine fragrance floats on summer breezes. Easy to grow and reliable. Perennial grown as annual, summer/fall bloom, frost tender, and reaches a height of 2' - 3'. Soil & Water: Start 4 week early indoors in seed starting mix or outdoors after frost in regular fine gardens soil. Keep soil moist until seed has germinated. Variety Details Plant type: Tender Perennial Growth habit: Upright Crop category: Flower seed Flower character: Perennial grown as Annual - A special variety whose starry 2 inch blossoms are beautifully splashed with showy contrasting colors. Recorded feature: Fragrant Product format: Seed packet Sowing & Growing Soil Temperature: above 50°F Planting Depth: 1/2" Germination: 10-12 Days Height At Maturity: 2-3 feet Sun/Shade: Full to Partial Sun Spacing After Thinning: 10" Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Broken Colors’ Heirloom Four O'Clock and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges. Planting & Growing: Poke seed 1/2" deep into soil and firm over. Place ‘Broken Colors’ Heirloom Four O'Clock where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site. Explore related options in our Flower Seeds.
