| Mirabilis californica, Gray. Plant 1-3 ft. tall, the many sts. ascending from a somewhat woody base: lvs. thick or almost fleshy, ovate-oblong to round-ovate, short-stalked: involucres 5- cleft, short - peduncled, containing 1-3 rose-purple fls. ½ in long with stamens sometimes protruded. S. Calif, to Utah and S., on sunny slopes, blooming all winter in milder climates.—Little known in cult. | | Mirabilis californica, Gray. Plant 1-3 ft. tall, the many sts. ascending from a somewhat woody base: lvs. thick or almost fleshy, ovate-oblong to round-ovate, short-stalked: involucres 5- cleft, short - peduncled, containing 1-3 rose-purple fls. ½ in long with stamens sometimes protruded. S. Calif, to Utah and S., on sunny slopes, blooming all winter in milder climates.—Little known in cult. |