Mirabilis multiflora, Wild Four O'clock/Desert Four O'clock chaparral and compact

and compact

or a needed evergreen in a mix of deciduous shrubs

Crinkly and spidery new leaves emerge green with wide

Mature size: 4–5 feet tall & 2–3 feet wide

Mirabilis multiflora, Wild Four O'clock/Desert Four O'clock chaparral and compactThis tough & gorgeous perennial is native to the Southwestern United States (including CA, CO, NM, TX) and into Northern Mexico. It forms very deep roots, so once established is exceptionally drought tolerant. Through the summer the broad, mounding plant is covered with upright, wide, funnel shaped pink blooms that open in the afternoon sun. Fleshy, grey green, spade shaped leaves provide an attractive foil to the showy flowers. Perennial; mature