Mirabilis multiflora, Wild Four O'clock/Desert Four O'clock chaparral The tuft of small green

The tuft of small green leaves at the top makes the flower cluster resemble a pineapple

Grass- or rush-like perennial 3-5 ft T

You get that signature wild fuchsia look without it being quite so unruly as some of its other friends

and green variegation in spring

and northwest India) sub-alpine bulb with springtime blooms of soft pink to buff-lavender trumpet-like flowers with recurved

Mirabilis multiflora, Wild Four O'clock/Desert Four O'clock chaparral The tuft of small greenThis tough & gorgeous perennial is native to the Southwestern United States (including CA, CO, NM, TX) and into Northern Mexico. It forms very deep roots, so once established is exceptionally drought tolerant. Through the summer the broad, mounding plant is covered with upright, wide, funnel shaped pink blooms that open in the afternoon sun. Fleshy, grey green, spade shaped leaves provide an attractive foil to the showy flowers. Perennial; mature