Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands, Low Mountains and Bajadas, Stockton Plateau
Carbonate Cross Timbers, Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie, Limestone Cut Plain, Western Cross Timbers
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Coastal Sand Plain, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Southern Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Herbaceous
Height
1
to
3
ft.
Spread
1
to
3
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Rocky, Dry
Light Requirement
Sun
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Grassland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
White, Red, Pink, Purple
Bloom Season
Summer, Fall
Seasonal Interest
Nectar, Flowers
Wildlife Benefit
Hummingbirds
Maintenance
Grows in dry soils, meadows and hillsides, dry prairies, pastures, rocky bluffs, open wooded hillsides, roadsides, sandhills and barrens.
Comments
Blooms August-October. White Four O’Clock is a herbaceous to sub-shrub perennial. It has cluster of white, pink, red or violet flowers. The upper stem and flowers are covered with thick, glandular hairs. The leaves may be hairy or not. The roots are woody.