Four O'Clocks

lovely. the first spotting is interesting, half yellow, half pink, well done nature! :)

Such amazing flowers! Nice spotting.

AtomicAnti, I grew up in South Bend, IN and we did the same thing, grew them every year from seed we saved. The black seeds looked like little hand grenades to me.

I trim a wayward branch every two weeks. It doesn't seem to affect the blooming. Plus trimming keeps the plant in shape and in place.

Lucky for us here, for this plant grows all year round! One just have to constantly trim these fragrant ornamental to keep its shape and prevent from "overgrowing". And yes, I also look forward to late afternoons to stop and smell these flowers!

I grew a patch of these every year as a kid (in NW Indiana near Chicago), using the seeds from the prior year. The seeds are so easy to save on these plants. It is my favorite flower smell ever. I would look forward to late afternoons in the summer when they would open up. I think I may go get some seeds and grow some again!