Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Mirabilis dichotoma
Family: (Nyctaginaceae)
(TP) to 3.5′. Mexico. An old-fashioned favourite, in cultivation since at least 1640, but now rarely seen. Forms bushy clumps of dark green, heart-shaped leaves with many yellow, trumpet-shaped blooms all summer long. We dig up the tuber and store like Dahlias. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T3
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