i have these flowers in my backyard but i don't know what they are called and i have seeds for them too but i still don't know what they are called?
details:
*they bloom open when the sun goes down
*the keep close when the sun is still up or shines on them
*they are bright violet
they form in big bushes about the size of a husky
and they have lots of leaves and on top of that the flower themself
please help i really have to know what they are called!
2007-08-05 09:17:46 · 7 answers · asked by linakimtran1995 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
they are not vines, they're in bushes
2007-08-05 09:30:07 · update #1
there seeds are black and they look like little pots
2007-08-05 09:49:28 · update #2
mirabilis jalapa - 4 o'clocks : I've had them in fuchsia, yellow, & variegated. And the seeds are like nutlets or pellets--like a teeny black hand grenade. http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/1766/
2007-08-05 13:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by fair2midlynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could they be four o'clocks? Check Daves' Garden or other site to see.
2007-08-05 22:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Laura L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had what sounds like the same thing once. It smelled exactly like jasmine.
2007-08-05 18:11:31 · answer #3 · answered by spookyjimjams 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like 4 o-clocks
2007-08-05 16:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
from what you have stated this sounds like a bush morning glory.
2007-08-05 16:23:11 · answer #5 · answered by julvrug 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here are some that fit your description.
You can use these for comparison:
Evening Primrose:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ques%26va%3Devening%2Bprimrose%26sz%3Dall&w=500&h=451&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F45%2F140321446_b3005288c3_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fcolega%2F140321446%2F&size=160.3kB&name=140321446_b3005288c3.jpg&p=evening+primrose&type=jpeg&no=11&tt=22,128&oid=7e8f3d6cd36b2ebc&fusr=microbophile&tit=Evening+Primrose&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fcolega%2F&ei=ISO-8859-1&src=p
Moonflower:
http://www.mountainmeadowseeds.com/seeds/purplemoonflower-b.jpg
Four O'clocks:
http://www.symbolofhope.com/PurpleFouroclocks/purplefouroclocks65.jpg
good luck
2007-08-05 16:35:13 · answer #6 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a moonflower...google it & look at pics & see.
http://www.mountainmeadowseeds.com/seeds/datura-stramonium-1.jpg
try this
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http://3rdhouseparty.typepad.com/blog/images/moonflower.jpg
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2007-08-05 16:22:36 · answer #7 · answered by snozzberries 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋