Mirabilis Jalapa

Love in a mist

About Mirabilis Jalapa and Love in a mist

Mirabilis Jalapa

Love in a mist

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Central America, North America

Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

1.4 Types

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not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions, tropical environments

Fields, Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-10

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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30.50 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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50.00 cm

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15.20 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

Blue, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Green

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

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3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

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

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Slugs

Aphids

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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9% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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8% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Ornamental 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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5.5 Showy Bark

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9% Ornamental Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, small hedge

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Edible dye

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

Cottage garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Mirabilis jalapa

NIGELLA damascena

7.2 Common Name

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

Love-in-a-mist

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mirabilis jalapa

love-in-a-mist

7.2.2 In German

Wunderblume

love-in-a-mist

7.2.3 In French

Belle-de-nuit

love-in-a-mist

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dondiego de noche

love-in-a-mist

7.2.5 In Greek

mirabilis Jalapa

love-in-a-mist

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Maravilha

nigela-dos-trigos

7.2.7 In Polish

mirabilis Jalapa

kocham-w-mgle

7.2.8 In Latin

mirabilis Ja-

Amor-in-nebula

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Nyctaginaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Mirabilis

Nigella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mirabilis Jalapa and Love in a mist

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

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Season and Care of Mirabilis Jalapa and Love in a mist

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

Mirabilis Jalapa and Love in a mist Physical Information

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

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

Care of Mirabilis Jalapa and Love in a mist

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