Grow in full sun or very light shade and give it lots of room. Another night-blooming plant, Four O'Clocks earned their name by opening their flowers in late afternoon. They are upright plants with loose clusters of small deep-throated flowers in red, pink, yellow or white. Grow them where they will receive full sun. On some varieties, the flowers do not open on cloudy days.
Flowers are usually soft pastels.
They need bright light to bloom but won't continue once it gets hot. Gomphrena Offering small flowers resembling clover blooms in red, pink, lavender and white, gomphrena is also known as globe flower. The flowers dry easily and last almost forever. Grow these upright plants in full sun to light shade. Varieties vary greatly in height from short, compact bedders to tall cutting plants.