Sugar Palm

Mirabilis Jalapa

About Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa

Sugar Palm

Mirabilis Jalapa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Central America, North America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

Temperate Regions, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-157-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm50.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple

Black, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

feather-shaped

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

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

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Rhinitis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Digestion problems

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Stem, Wood

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Paper pulp

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARENGA engleri

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2 Common Name

Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sugar Palm

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2.2 In German

Sugar Palm

Wunderblume

7.2.3 In French

Sugar Palm

Belle-de-nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sugar Palm

Dondiego de noche

7.2.5 In Greek

Sugar Palm

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sugar Palm

Maravilha

7.2.7 In Polish

Sugar Palm

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.8 In Latin

Sugar Palm

mirabilis Ja-

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Nyctaginaceae

8.6 Genus

Arenga

Mirabilis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa Physical Information

Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Palm height is 300.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Mirabilis Jalapa height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa are as follows:

Sugar Palm flower color: Yellow and Orange
Sugar Palm leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Mirabilis Jalapa flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
Mirabilis Jalapa leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa

Care of Sugar Palm and Mirabilis Jalapa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Palm 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 Sugar Palm 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.