Chinquapin

Mirabilis Jalapa

About Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa

Chinquapin

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

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Central America, North America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Ridges

Temperate Regions, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

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1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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610.00 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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150.00 cm

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50.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Black, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back old stems to the ground

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Not Available

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Headache, Treating fever

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA pumila

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2 Common Name

Chinquapin

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

बौना शाहबलूत

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2.2 In German

Zwergkastanien

Wunderblume

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier nain

Belle-de-nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

el castaño enano

Dondiego de noche

7.2.5 In Greek

νάνος καστανιάς

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

νάνος καστανιάς

Maravilha

7.2.7 In Polish

krasnolud kasztan

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.8 In Latin

P. castaneis

mirabilis Ja-

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Nyctaginaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Mirabilis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cherokee

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8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa

Wondering what are the properties of Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa? We provide you with everything About Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa. Chinquapin doesn't have thorns and Mirabilis Jalapa doesn't have thorns. Also Chinquapin does not have fragrant flowers. Chinquapin has allergic reactions like Not Available and Mirabilis Jalapa has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa Physical Information

Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa physical information is very important for comparison. Chinquapin height is 610.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Mirabilis Jalapa height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa are as follows:

Chinquapin flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinquapin leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Mirabilis Jalapa flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
Mirabilis Jalapa leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa

Care of Chinquapin and Mirabilis Jalapa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinquapin pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mirabilis Jalapa pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground. In summer Chinquapin 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.