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Surprisingly GREEN Pittsburgh (Zone 6a)              crittergarden Sep 27, 2014 4:04 PM CST |
| Is it even possible that this is a fuchsia that came up by itself at an abandoned house in Pittsburgh?? The flowers are closed but they are obviously tubular and believe me they are a deep hot pink when in the sun!  SHOW ME YOUR CRITTERS! I have a critter page over at Cubits. http://cubits.org/crittergarde... |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)          plantladylin Sep 27, 2014 4:06 PM CST |
| Looks like Four o'Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) to my eyes. ~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
Surprisingly GREEN Pittsburgh (Zone 6a) crittergarden Sep 27, 2014 4:08 PM CST |
| Wow, you were RIGHT there when I posted!!! I'll look that up - SHOW ME YOUR CRITTERS! I have a critter page over at Cubits. http://cubits.org/crittergarde... |
Surprisingly GREEN Pittsburgh (Zone 6a) crittergarden Sep 27, 2014 4:13 PM CST |
| You may be right. I think the seeds from mine are larger than the seeds in the post by @flaflwrgrl But @zencat has that shot of the hummingbird that looks REALLY right. And Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) says zone 7!!!! This plant came up on a northeast facing wall of a house on a north facing hill!! I'll leave the question open to others until I'm sure. SHOW ME YOUR CRITTERS! I have a critter page over at Cubits. http://cubits.org/crittergarde... |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Sep 27, 2014 4:21 PM CST |
Critter, Four O'clocks are considered an annual in far northern zones; but the plants readily set seeds; so, save those seeds for next season.  And, I've seen seeds of all sizes on M. jalapa  ~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b)        flaflwrgrl Sep 27, 2014 5:11 PM CST |
| I say that's Four O'clock. No doubt about it. Lucky you finding fuchsia ones! My seed photo was of the seeds from a package I had bought @ Dollar Store & no doubt were not "the pick of the litter" so I'm not surprised your seeds are larger but the seeds are very distinctive in shape. I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown ~~ |
Name: Kyla Richmond, VA (Zone 6b)          kylaluaz Sep 27, 2014 5:53 PM CST |
| I also recognized those seeds as M. jalapa. Pretty plant; good find! |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a) Pour vivre parmi les fleurs     Zencat Sep 27, 2014 9:25 PM CST |
| No doubt about it, that IS Mirabilis jalapa. Good find! |
Name: Cheryl Kingwood, Texas (Zone 9a)         ShadyGreenThumb Sep 27, 2014 9:27 PM CST |
| On that note and slightly off topic, I always have spare seeds from my fuchsia 4 O'clocks. If anyone wants seeds, Tree Mail me. Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love Truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you Smile. |
Name: Sandy B. Ford River, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)      Weedwhacker Sep 27, 2014 9:35 PM CST |
Yes, that looks EXACTLY like the one (!) Four O'Clock that I was able to germinate out of 12 seeds... and which actually opens its flowers at more like 10:00 (a.m.), not 4:00 !!  - John Powell / Cubits.org - A Universe of Communities / Share your recipes: Favorite Recipes A-Z cubit C/F temp conversion / NGA Member Map |
Name: Cheryl Kingwood, Texas (Zone 9a) ShadyGreenThumb Sep 27, 2014 9:43 PM CST |
| Funny, Sandy. Mine open up around 6 pm. I wonder what time zone they are on?? The flowers smell divine! The plant forms huuuuuge bulbs, some larger than a cantaloupe! My seeds self-germinate and I am constantly pulling up volunteers. Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love Truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you Smile. |
Name: Sandy B. Ford River, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a) Weedwhacker Sep 27, 2014 9:48 PM CST |
| "The plant forms huuuuuge bulbs" Yes, I've read that they make big tubers -- I wonder if I could over-winter them like dahlias? (Mine is in a pot this year, so I'm not at all sure that it has much in the way of tubers, but for future reference...) - John Powell / Cubits.org - A Universe of Communities / Share your recipes: Favorite Recipes A-Z cubit C/F temp conversion / NGA Member Map |
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)    greene Sep 28, 2014 6:05 AM CST |
| Yep, it Four O'Clocks for sure. I collect seeds from several places in and around Savannah, that pink color is popular here; offer them for trade during the Piggy Seed Swap on Cubits. Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~~"Leaf of Faith" |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a) Pour vivre parmi les fleurs Zencat Sep 28, 2014 6:07 AM CST |
| Mine overwintered just fine in the ground. We get frozen ground in winter and these came back. I never saved any seeds tho. |
Surprisingly GREEN Pittsburgh (Zone 6a) crittergarden Sep 28, 2014 6:13 AM CST |
| Well OK then! Mirabilis it is! I'm still astonished to have found it on that seriously exposed North wall!! It survived, either as seed or bulb the polar vortex winter that killed all my buddleia (lower zone tolerance in more protected area)! And you betcha I'm saving seeds! SHOW ME YOUR CRITTERS! I have a critter page over at Cubits. http://cubits.org/crittergarde... |
Surprisingly GREEN Pittsburgh (Zone 6a) crittergarden Sep 28, 2014 6:24 AM CST |
greene said:Yep, it Four O'Clocks for sure. I only have 5 seeds!!!  But after I grow it here next year, I'll have more! SHOW ME YOUR CRITTERS! I have a critter page over at Cubits. http://cubits.org/crittergarde... |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Sep 28, 2014 7:25 AM CST |
Four O'clocks became very invasive at our old house. Some of the tubers do get really huge and very heavy. We dug out many of them a few years ago that spread about 8 feet from our fence out to the street and through the side and back yard along the entire length of the backyard. They sure were pretty but began to take over and cover other shorter plants killing them out. We had lots of the dark pink variety but there were hundreds and hundreds of the white flowering ones which seemed to get a lot taller and the tubers were a lot larger also. These are some of the smaller tubers that we dug up and a photo of the pink variety:  ~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
Name: Sandy B. Ford River, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a) Weedwhacker Sep 28, 2014 7:35 AM CST |
| Lin, it wouldn't take Mother Nature long to completely take over Florida if the residents didn't keep fighting her back! (ditto for the other southern states as well...) - John Powell / Cubits.org - A Universe of Communities / Share your recipes: Favorite Recipes A-Z cubit C/F temp conversion / NGA Member Map |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Sep 28, 2014 7:40 AM CST |
Weedwhacker said:It wouldn't take Mother Nature long to completely take over Florida if the residents didn't keep fighting her back!  I've lived in Florida for 47 years and it's a never ending battle ... and don't even get me started on the subject of weeds!  ~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b) flaflwrgrl Sep 28, 2014 7:41 AM CST |
| True, true. I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown ~~ |
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