Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Central America, North America
World/Pandemic
Types
Perennial
Papyrus
Number of Varieties
415
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
Grassland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-107-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-7
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Black, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
-
Fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Slugs
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Edible dye
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Mirabilis jalapa
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
In Hindi
Mirabilis jalapa
dwarf papyrus
In German
Wunderblume
Zwerg Papyrus
In French
Belle-de-nuit
papyrus nain
In Spanish
Dondiego de noche
papiro enano
In Greek
mirabilis Jalapa
νάνος πάπυρο
In Portuguese
Maravilha
papiro anão
In Polish
mirabilis Jalapa
krasnolud papirus
In Latin
mirabilis Ja-
P. papyrus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Poales
Family
Nyctaginaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Mirabilis
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
60700
1
27800
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