Heartleaf Four O'clock
Mirabilis nyctagineanative · Hill Country
Heartleaf Four O'clock is a perennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 2–5 ft tall and 2.5 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms pink in Apr–Nov. Good for hummingbirds and moths.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spread
- 2.5 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Nov · pink
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, gravelly, limestone, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports hummingbirds and moths
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsNorthern Blackland PrairieFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut Plain
126 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.