How to Grow and Care for umbrellaworts

Four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa), also known as the marvel of Peru, is a perennial, herbaceous, bushy plant with fragrant, showy flowers, commonly cultivated for ornamental purposes. During bloom time, its flowers are closed most of the day; they open between four and eight o'clock, hence the common name four o'clock flower.

The wild four o'clock, or Mirabilis nyctaginea, is a perennial flower. Mirabilis nyctaginea means marvelous, describing the beautiful, self-seeding flowers that open in the late afternoon and fall by morning. This flower is easy to grow and drought tolerant, although it will tolerate summer rains well.

Desert Wishbone-Bush (Mirabilis laevis) is an evergreen perennial plant named for the wishbone shape of its stems. Blooms spring to early summer with white to pale pink flowers. Funnel-shaped blossoms open in the evening and wither by mid-morning.

Colorado four o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora) is a perennial herbaceous shrub native to the southwestern United States. This beautiful wildflower can bloom with hundreds of bright pink, tubular flowers from a single plant. Flowers open in afternoon and close the following morning, as the common name implies. It is a popular choice for gardening in arid spaces as it requires very little water.

Mirabilis linearis is a semidesert wildflower native to Mexico. Although the flowers of narrowleaf four o'clock are commonly pink, there are variations with yellow, purple, or red flowers. It's distinguished from other Mirabilis species by its narrow leaves, hence its botanical epithet 'linearis,' which refers to its leaves.