Common names:
Marvel of Peru
Four o'Clock

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Flowers: Malodorous
Uses: Shade Tree
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous: rpeeodSinss eaoous
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Seeds are hydrophilic
Pollinators: Bats
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

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Comments:
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