The Main Plant entry for Mirabilis

In zone 8, my white one reseeds to the point of being weedy. My other colors are better behaved. Would love the yellow (which showed up on its own) to throw me a baby. Even the smaller ones can have tubers as big as a medium-sized potato. The smell is subtle to me and very pleasant.

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"Mirabilis is a genus of plants in the family Nyctaginaceae known as the four o'clocks. The best known species may be Mirabilis jalapa, the plant most commonly called four o'clock.

There are several dozen species in the genus, of herbaceous plants, mostly found in the Americas. Some form tuberous roots that enable them to perennate through dry and cool seasons. They have small, deep-throated flowers, often fragrant.

Although best known as ornamental plants, at least one species, mauka (M. expansa), is grown for food."

Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M...

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