tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416760249253463690.post5416713375679236909..comments2022-03-29T05:30:30.748-07:00Comments on Pudgeduck's World: Good Eating Tonight!Pudgeduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529445332482349426noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416760249253463690.post-51223372812457919772008-06-02T03:28:00.000-07:002008-06-02T03:28:00.000-07:00It's probably fine for now... but it will get too ...It's probably fine for now... but it will get too big for that pot eventually,about 2 or 3 feet tall and wide, and there's that large tuberous root to think of. They're old-fashioned plants, one of the varieties recomended for Victorian gardens.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416760249253463690.post-36740165671320595982008-06-01T20:50:00.000-07:002008-06-01T20:50:00.000-07:00Claude- Yes, the blooms open up in the afternoon.I...Claude- Yes, the blooms open up in the afternoon.I knew you would figure it out!! Thanks! I really like it and it likes living here. Maybe I should just keep it in the container.Pudgeduckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529445332482349426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416760249253463690.post-15886489948168279872008-06-01T19:11:00.000-07:002008-06-01T19:11:00.000-07:00OK, looked it up and that yellow flower is definit...OK, looked it up and that yellow flower is definitely a Four-o-clock, aka marvel of peru, or Mirabilis jalapa. If you plant it in the ground, it will form a large, tuberous root, and, in your climate, will become a perrenial, although it will need a little extra water. Watch out though, each of those blooms will create a black seed... and they sprout quickly...Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416760249253463690.post-69978358021956060992008-06-01T18:35:00.000-07:002008-06-01T18:35:00.000-07:00The more I look at this plant, the more it looks l...The more I look at this plant, the more it looks like a four-o-clock... but I can't be sure... do the blooms open in the afternoon? <BR/><BR/>Whatever it is, it's really quite nice...Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416760249253463690.post-89436811844911888572008-05-29T23:01:00.000-07:002008-05-29T23:01:00.000-07:00WOW...how lucky for you to just start sprouting th...WOW...how lucky for you to just start sprouting these very beautiful plants !!! I have no idea what it is, but tt is amazing!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.com