I have tried transplanting large four o'clocks many times, sometimes
cutting them back and sometimes not, and usually the ones that are cut back
recover faster and grow better than the ones not cut back.. Cut the large
stems back to a few inches above ground level, mulch, and keep them well
watered.


"Perry Templeton" wrote in message
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I dug up some Four o clocks and moved them. They were at least 3 feet
tall,
and the root (rhizome, corm??) was good sized. (at least as big as a
woman's fist)
Of course the Four o clocks do not look happy in their new spot. Very
droopy and wilted looking. It's been a week since I transplanted them. I
am in South Louisiana, below New Orleans.
If they don't perk up, maybe just leave them in the ground and they will
catch up next season?
I did a Google search and the only transplant information that I could
find
was on seedlings.
Perry