Mirabilis Jalapa

Thornless Honeylocust

About Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust

Mirabilis Jalapa

Thornless Honeylocust

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Central America, North America

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions, tropical environments

Hills, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-103-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Green

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oblong or Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

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

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full 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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

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

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Edible dye

Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Mirabilis jalapa

GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis

7.2 Common Name

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

Thornless Honeylocust

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mirabilis jalapa

thornless honeylocust

7.2.2 In German

Wunderblume

thornless honeylocust

7.2.3 In French

Belle-de-nuit

thornless Honeylocust

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dondiego de noche

honeylocust sin espinas

7.2.5 In Greek

mirabilis Jalapa

thornless honeylocust

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Maravilha

honeylocust thornless

7.2.7 In Polish

mirabilis Jalapa

thornless honeylocust

7.2.8 In Latin

mirabilis Ja-

thornless honeylocust

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Nyctaginaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Mirabilis

Gleditsia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust

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

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Season and Care of Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust

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

Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust Physical Information

Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust physical information is very important for comparison. Mirabilis Jalapa height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Thornless Honeylocust height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust are as follows:

Mirabilis Jalapa flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
Mirabilis Jalapa leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Thornless Honeylocust flower color: Yellow green
Thornless Honeylocust leaf color: Light Green

Care of Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust

Care of Mirabilis Jalapa and Thornless Honeylocust include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mirabilis Jalapa pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground and Thornless Honeylocust 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 Thornless Honeylocust needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.