1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical areas
Rainforest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
H1, H2, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm40.60 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Magenta
Lavender, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Black
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Free of serious pests and diseases
Scale insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
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.
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Edible dye, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MIRABILIS jalapa
Neoregelia spectabilis
7.2 Common Name
Four O'Clocks, Marvell of Peru
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
7.2.1 In Hindi
mirabilis jalapa
painted fingernail
7.2.2 In German
mirabilis jalapa
painted fingernail
7.2.3 In French
mirabilis jalapa
Neoregelia spectabilis
7.2.4 In Spanish
mirabilis jalapa
painted fingernail
7.2.5 In Greek
mirabilis jalapa
painted fingernail
7.2.6 In Portuguese
mirabilis jalapa
Painted fingernails
7.2.7 In Polish
mirabilis Jalapa
painted fingernail
7.2.8 In Latin
mirabilis Ja-
Neoregelia spectabilis
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Bromeliales
8.5 Family
Nyctaginaceae
Bromeliaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Nyctagineae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Bromelioideae
8.10 Number of Species