Heartleaf Four O'clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill. - Four o'clock family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Moths; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Heartleaf Four O'clock: Heliodines cliffordi, Heliodines ionis, Heliodines nyctaginella, Heliodines tripunctella, Lithariapteryx abroniaeella, Nealyda bifidella, Triprocris smithsonianus
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.