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About Mirabilis Jalapa

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Central America, North America
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
7-10
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
50.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
2.4 Thorns
11% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
42% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
4.8 Fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Slugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
23% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
9% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
50% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
8% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
10% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
48% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
9% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
3% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
4% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
45% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
56% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Edible dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
64% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Mirabilis jalapa
7.2 Common Name
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Mirabilis jalapa
7.2.2 In German
Wunderblume
7.2.3 In French
Belle-de-nuit
7.2.4 In Spanish
Dondiego de noche
7.2.5 In Greek
mirabilis Jalapa
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Maravilha
7.2.7 In Polish
mirabilis Jalapa
7.2.8 In Latin
mirabilis Ja-
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Nyctaginaceae
8.6 Genus
Mirabilis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Mirabilis Jalapa

Want to know the properties of Mirabilis Jalapa? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Mirabilis Jalapa is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Mirabilis Jalapa Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative and Vulnerary

  • Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Mirabilis Jalapa Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Mirabilis Jalapa. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Mirabilis Jalapa physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 50.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Egg-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
  • Leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Mirabilis Jalapa

Taking Mirabilis Jalapa Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Mirabilis Jalapa include pruning, which should be done Cut back old stems to the ground. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Mirabilis Jalapa

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Mirabilis Jalapa is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Mirabilis Jalapa is a very important plant from Ornamental Plants. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and tropical environments and it comes in the hardiness zone 7-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.