genus
Four O'clocks
Mirabilis
Field notes
Children
- Four O'clock 4 native
- Marvel of Peru introduced
- Wishbone Bush native
- Colorado Four o'Clock native
- Sweet Four o'Clock present
- Slender-lobed Four O'clock native
- Red Four O'clock native
- Winged Four o'Clock native
- Mirabilis violacea present
- Smooth Spreading Four o'Clock native
- Smooth Four O'clock native
- Flat-top Four o'Clock
- Roundleaf Four o'Clock
- Broad-leaved Four-o'clock
- Giant Four o'Clock native
- Lonestar Four o'Clock
- Mauka
- Greene's Four O'clock native
- MacFarlane's Four o'Clock native
- Bashful Four O'clock native
- Texas Four o'Clock
- Mirabilis aggregata
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native four o'clocks All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Wishbone Bush
Mirabilis laevis
caterpillars
5
flowers
19
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Colorado Four o'Clock
Mirabilis multiflora
caterpillars
5
flowers
7
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Wild Four o'Clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea
caterpillars
5
flowers
5
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White Four o'Clock
Mirabilis albida
caterpillars
5
flowers
4
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Slender-lobed Four O'clock
Mirabilis tenuiloba
caterpillars
5
flowers
3
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Red Four O'clock
Mirabilis coccinea
caterpillars
5
flowers
3
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Hairy-tuft Four o'Clock
Mirabilis comata
caterpillars
5
flowers
3
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Narrowleaf Four o'Clock
Mirabilis linearis
caterpillars
4
flowers
5
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Winged Four o'Clock
Mirabilis alipes
caterpillars
4
flowers
2
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Smooth Spreading Four o'Clock
Mirabilis oxybaphoides
caterpillars
3
flowers
3
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Smooth Four O'clock
Mirabilis glabra
caterpillars
3
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Giant Four o'Clock
Mirabilis gigantea
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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Bashful Four O'clock
Mirabilis pudica
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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MacFarlane's Four o'Clock
Mirabilis macfarlanei
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Greene's Four O'clock
Mirabilis greenei
caterpillars
1