This time-lapse shown 84 days of growing a four o'clock plant from a seed to flowers. A seed was sown into a pot with soil. Over a week later, a seedling came up and grew quickly to a bushy plant.

Four o'clock plants (Mirabilis jalapa) truly live up to their name. They got their moniker from the fact that their flowers don't open until late afternoon and last into the night. The plants are also ...