About Marvel of Peru

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

South America

Types

Number of Varieties

Rank: 73 (Overall)

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Habitat

Terrestrial, Tropical areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Thorns

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Edible dye, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MIRABILIS jalapa

Common Name

Four O'Clocks, Marvell of Peru

In Hindi

mirabilis jalapa

In German

mirabilis jalapa

In French

mirabilis jalapa

In Spanish

mirabilis jalapa

In Greek

mirabilis jalapa

In Portuguese

mirabilis jalapa

In Polish

mirabilis Jalapa

In Latin

mirabilis Ja-

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Nyctaginaceae

Genus

Mirabilis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Nyctagineae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Marvel of Peru

Want to know the properties of Marvel of Peru? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Marvel of Peru is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Marvel of Peru Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: 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.

Marvel of Peru Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Marvel of Peru. 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. Marvel of Peru physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Pink and Magenta

Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Marvel of Peru

Taking Marvel of Peru 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 Marvel of Peru include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. 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 Marvel of Peru

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Marvel of Peru is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Marvel of Peru is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Terrestrial and Tropical areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-11. 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.