Colorado Four O'Clock
Mirabilis multiflora
This magnificent plant (Mirabilis multiflora) was photographed north of the Salt River, Gila Co., Arizona, USA.
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ANNUAL: Robust annual with dark green folliage sometimes growing to a
rounded form meter or more in
diameter.
UNARMED
LEAVES: Leaves are broad, opposite on the stems, and with smooth
margins.
RANGE: In the Sonoran Desert in Arizona this plant is likely to be
encountered along roadsides or washes where there is a
good water supply.
FRUIT: Dry capsules.
FLOWERS: Large pink-magenta, tubular flowers, with five lobes.