About Marvel of Peru

Marvel of Peru

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Terrestrial, Tropical areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

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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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MIRABILIS jalapa

7.2 Common Name

Four O'Clocks, Marvell of Peru

7.2.1 In Hindi

mirabilis jalapa

7.2.2 In German

mirabilis jalapa

7.2.3 In French

mirabilis jalapa

7.2.4 In Spanish

mirabilis jalapa

7.2.5 In Greek

mirabilis jalapa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

mirabilis jalapa

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

Nyctagineae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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 Not Available. 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.

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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.

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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 Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. 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.