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Mirabilis coccinea
Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f.
Scarlet Four O'Clock
Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock Family)
Synonym(s): Oxybaphus coccineus
USDA Symbol: MICO7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
A spindly plant with very narrow leaves and small clusters of trumpet-shaped, red to deep pink flowers.
This night-flowering plant has the deepest pink flowers of all the small-flowered four o'clocks. Flowers remain open until late in the morning.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Accessory
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , PinkBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , NM , NVNative Distribution: Southeastern California east across southern Arizona and New Mexico to western Texas, and south to northern Mexico.
Native Habitat: Dry, rocky, brushy hillsides.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Mirabilis coccinea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Mirabilis coccinea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mirabilis coccinea
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-18Research By: TWC Staff