July 24th, 2012: White Four O'Clock (Mirabilis albida) by BajaBlue

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petralittledog Salina, KS(Zone 6a) Jul 24, 2012

The Bloom of the Day for July 24th, 2012 was White Four O'Clock (Mirabilis albida).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2012-07-24

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 24, 2012

WOW, so pretty!

And I hate Four:O'Clocks. They are the bane of my garden!

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ardesia Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 24, 2012

LOL, Count youe blessing Kell, your bane could be the chamber bitter I deal with 24/7.

Beautiful picture but why is it called white?

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 24, 2012

I had to look up chamber bitter, Alice. I guess I am lucky 4 O'Clocks bloom so pretty. But I hate them. LOL I am stuck for life with them.

I wondered too about why it was called white. I even googled it to make sure it came in colors.

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Jul 25, 2012

I'm also curious as to why "white" is part of the name.

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BajaBlue Rancho Santa Rita, TX(Zone 8a) Jul 25, 2012

the white comes from the latin name for thw species=
albita which means little pake or white-
thw stems of this species are very pale whitish

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ardesia Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 25, 2012

How interesting and they certainly are beautiful. Kell, we may have to give in and try these.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 25, 2012

Glad someone has a clue! LOL.

Well................after googling this plant and looking at the photos. I think BajaBlue's photo shows it in its best light. Not sure it is quite what we want, Alice. LOL

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