Q: Do you know anything about the Japanese wonderflower bulbs they were selling at the Philadelphia Flower Show? A: I saw that vendor booth, and the "Japanese wonderflowers" (four for $15) are ...

Four o'clock plants (Mirabilis jalapa) truly live up to their name. They got their moniker from the fact that their flowers don't open until late afternoon and last into the night. The plants are also ...

It isn’t just the stunning colours — reds, magentas and yellows—that set the Mirabilis jalapa apart, it’s also the fact that they help you tell time—precisely, when it’s 4 pm Time for me to go home, ...

India (Madras Presidency, Salem district, Oossoor): leaves eaten as greens. Ethnomedical use – Mexico: unspecified part of plant ground up and applied to relieve bruises and strains.

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