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Geophyte discussions => Current Photographs => Topic started by: Judy Glattstein on July 12, 2022, 12:17:11 PM
My mirabilis were so beautiful this morning that I took a few pictures even before feeding the cats or having my coffee.
'Limelight' with its chartreuse leaves and vivid intense fuchsia flowers had only one or two open flowers which did not photograph at all well. But I think you will enjoy 'Alba', 'Oranage Crush', and M. longiflora'
Judy
BelleWood in Bloom_2022-07_Mirabilis Alba.jpg
BelleWood in Bloom_2022-07_Mirabilis Orange Crush.jpg
BelleWood in Bloom_2022-07_Mirabilis longiflora.jpg
I wish the longifloras would work for me - but I have to say that my
Mirabilis multifloraHeight: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
Flower Colors: | purple |
Flower Season: | mid summer to late summer |
Life form: | deciduous thick roots |
Climate: | USDA Zone 7-8 |
still expands in its fifth year of of flowering - in plant size, in flower count and in the duration of the flowering period. As mine is my typical sole surviving plant, I may try to microwave the pollen...