Black Wattle

Mirabilis Jalapa

About Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa

Black Wattle

Mirabilis Jalapa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Central America, North America

1.4 Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

Temperate Regions, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

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1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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910.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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910.00 cm

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50.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

Black, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut back old stems to the ground

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

Edible dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2 Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

Wunderblume

7.2.3 In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

Belle-de-nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

Dondiego de noche

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

Maravilha

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

mirabilis Ja-

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Rosopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Nyctaginaceae

8.6 Genus

Peltophorum

Mirabilis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Caesalpinieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa

Wondering what are the properties of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa? We provide you with everything About Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa. Black Wattle doesn't have thorns and Mirabilis Jalapa doesn't have thorns. Also Black Wattle does not have fragrant flowers. Black Wattle has allergic reactions like Pollen and Mirabilis Jalapa has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa

Season and care of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa is important to know. While considering everything about Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Wattle season is Spring and Summer and Mirabilis Jalapa season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Black Wattle is Loam, Sand and for Mirabilis Jalapa is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Black Wattle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Mirabilis Jalapa is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa Physical Information

Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa physical information is very important for comparison. Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Mirabilis Jalapa height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa are as follows:

Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Mirabilis Jalapa flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
Mirabilis Jalapa leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa

Care of Black Wattle and Mirabilis Jalapa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Mirabilis Jalapa pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground. In summer Black Wattle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mirabilis Jalapa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.