New Mirabilis Row

Two months ago, I did a hard pruning for the pink Mirabilis shrubs in the CG and also changed the color of the flowers by replanting the planter beds with the three colors. And now I have the white, the yellow and orange flowers all blooming at the same time .... in between the pink Mirabilis shrubs. A sight to behold when they bloom in the evenings . Somehow the pic here doesn't do the Mirabilis blooms justice. It's better to see them for yourself :-)

Yellow Mirabilis

Here's the yellow Mirabilis .... quite a number of the flowers have got pink markings on the petals. Now I'm waiting eagerly for them to seed.

Dual Color Mirabilis and Orange Ones Too.

This is what I found one morning on the planter bed where I am growing the yellow mirabilis. A bicolor flower due to cross pollination of two different colors or is it something else. Even the red mirabilis flower is a new color too cos' I remember I didn't plant any of this color. So does this mean the pink and yellow cross to get this new reddish color? I was actually germinating the yellow and orange ones on this planter bed. A couple of days later I found the yellow flowers blooming. Will add in the pic later.

White Mirabilis

This was found outside the garden gate where my neighbour planted the extra Mirabils. I thought I germinated some orange ones and yellow ones ..... I can't recall how the white got there. It could be the GCS member who gave me some yellow Mirabilis seeds to germinate also gave me a white seed without knowing. This is indeed a nice surprise.

Pink Mirabilis Row Attention!

The row of pink Mirabilis has materialised. They are flowering prettily and non-stop too. When I stand outside the CG and see the pinkies through the green fence, there is a sense of satisfaction.

I remember someone told me that the local Mirabilis grown in Singapore has no fragrance.

As the Mirabilis in the CG are flowering profusely and also seeding quite a lot too, I decided to gather the seeds to give away to visitors to my CG. I had to pluck out the seeds and literally put my nose into the flowering plants. I noticed a very nice and light fragrance that is coming from the flowers near my face. I can definitely confirm that the Mirabilis I have in the CG gives off a fragrance .... light and fresh!

Mirabilis jalapa (4 O'Clock Plant)

I was given this plant by dd's kindagarten Principal cos' she's also an avid gardener. They are growing pretty in the garden.

Some interesting notes about the medicinal uses of the plant
Mirabilis jalapa medicinal uses

Here's another view of the Mirabilis photo taken during the cooler hours of the day at about
6 pm. More flowers were opened fully this time round and the sight was so pretty. I've planted them at each corner of seven planter beds. They will look a pretty sight when the flowers all open together in a row.