{"product_id":"four-oclock-fairy-trumpets","title":"Four O'Clocks, 'Fairy Trumpets'","description":"\u003cp\u003e(\u003cem\u003eMirabilis longiflora\u003c\/em\u003e) Our love for Four O'clocks is well-documented at this point. So named because their flowers open in the afternoon and grace the evening garden with their intoxicating scent before closing the following morning, they are also known as \u003cem\u003eBella di Notte\u003c\/em\u003e (\"beautiful in the night\") in Itay where they grow wild on roadsides and in disturbed areas. I find them to be a good litmus test to find the kind of people I can get along with in life as they offer nothing of monetary value to the grower, being neither edible nor suitable for cutting. They are not for the \"utilitarian grower\" but for the lover of beauty and those are my people. \u003cbr\u003e'Fairy Trumpets' is a different species than the other four o'clocks we offer, notable for the impossibly long necks to its tube flowers, 6\" to 8\" or longer (\"more like Fairy Trombones if you ask me\" - Meira, age 7). The sprawly, \u003cem\u003esticky\u003c\/em\u003e plants are covered in the blooms and in the evening, the jasmine green tea scent emanating from them is nothing short of ambrosial. White flowers with magenta throats and contrasting orange protruded anthers remind us of miniature hibiscus blossoms. Plant some in a hanging basket outside your bedroom window or alongside a garden path frequented in the evening. Plants are heat and drought-tolerant and moth pollinated. Grow to 3' tall and wide. \u003cbr\u003eUO. 85 days\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 20 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSOWING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSow indoors 4-6 weeks before your last frost. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTransplant after last frost (soil temp around 65F)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirect sow after last frost when soil temps are 65F\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/em\u003e May self-sow but not aggressively. If you are concerned, deadhead often! If you are having trouble with germination, you may nick the seeds and soak overnight before sowing. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePLANTING DEPTH:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\/4\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSPACING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18-24\" \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEMERGENCE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7-20 days @ soil temp 65-75F\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLIGHT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull sun to mostly full sun \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFERTILITY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAverage. Prefers well-drained, and evenly moist soil but are drought, heat, and poor soil tolerant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eADDITIONAL NOTES:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile not absolutely necessary, you may provide staking or netting to keep them upright and tidy. Fairy trumpets sprawl a little more than other species. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may pinch them, but honestly they need very, very little from you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrought, heat, and poor soil tolerant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRabbit and Deer resistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttract hummingbirds, butterflies, and nocturnal pollinators! Flowers open late afternoon and remain open until morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTubers may be dug for storage (like dahlias) or left in the ground depending on your zone (zone 8+). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove them in the garden as they are not suitable for cutting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":44164434755817,"sku":"FOC-FT-pkt","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/FairyTrumpetsweb.jpg?v=1672778700","url":"https:\/\/www.uprisingorganics.sbs\/products\/four-oclock-fairy-trumpets","provider":"Uprising Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}