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Sweet Four o'Clock

Mirabilis longiflora, also known as the sweet four o'clock or the long-flowered four o'Clock, is a species of flowering plant native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The flowers open in the late afternoon and bloom through the night, hence the name.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Mirabilis longiflora
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Mirabilis
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Caryophyllales
Habit: herb