Love in a mist

Mirabilis Jalapa

About Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa

Love in a mist

Mirabilis Jalapa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Central America, North America

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Fields, Roadsides, wastelands

Temperate Regions, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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50.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Blue Violet

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Black, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

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, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

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, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Aphids

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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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Cottage garden

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NIGELLA damascena

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2 Common Name

Love-in-a-mist

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

love-in-a-mist

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2.2 In German

love-in-a-mist

Wunderblume

7.2.3 In French

love-in-a-mist

Belle-de-nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

love-in-a-mist

Dondiego de noche

7.2.5 In Greek

love-in-a-mist

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

nigela-dos-trigos

Maravilha

7.2.7 In Polish

kocham-w-mgle

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.8 In Latin

Amor-in-nebula

mirabilis Ja-

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Nyctaginaceae

8.6 Genus

Nigella

Mirabilis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa

Wondering what are the properties of Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa? We provide you with everything About Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa. Love in a mist doesn't have thorns and Mirabilis Jalapa doesn't have thorns. Also Love in a mist does not have fragrant flowers. Love in a mist 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 Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa Physical Information

Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa physical information is very important for comparison. Love in a mist height is 30.50 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Mirabilis Jalapa height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa are as follows:

Love in a mist flower color: Blue and Blue Violet
Love in a mist leaf color: Green
Mirabilis Jalapa flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
Mirabilis Jalapa leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa

Care of Love in a mist and Mirabilis Jalapa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Love in a mist pruning is done 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 Love in a mist 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.