Botanical Interests Broken Colors Four o'Clock Seeds

Dive into the colorful delight of 'Broken Colors', where each bloom unfolds filling your garden with a fragrance reminiscent of lilacs and jasmine. No two flowers are the same in this enchanting blend, showcasing a mesmerizing array of mottled and bi-colored tubular flowers in shades of pink, white, red, rose and yellow. As day turns to dusk, your garden will be graced with the visual spectacle of ever-changing beauty. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant.

2" long, 1" wide tubular shaped bi-colored and mottled flowers of pink, rose, white and yellow.

• Family: Nyctaginaceae
• Native: Possibly Mexico
• Hardiness: Tender perennial in USDA zones 9-11, usually grown as an annual
• Exposure: Full Sun but will Tolerate Light Shade
• Bloom Period: Summer to Frost
• Plant Dimensions: 2'-4' Tall, 1'-3' Wide

Recommended. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date.

6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.

• Days to Emerge: 5-10 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Seed Spacing: A Group of 3 Seeds Every 12"-24"
• Thinning: When 2" Tall, Thin to 1 Every 12"-24"

In the fall when tops die after frost, cut off foliage and tubers may be dug and stored in a cool, dry place until planting in spring. In climates where the soil does not freeze, plants can be grown as perennials. Plants reseed easily, but seedlings do not like to be crowded; make sure seedlings get thinned to 12"-24" apart when they are 2" tall (as you would when starting them from seed. Water frequently during hot weather.

• Type: Conventional