1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
Sedge or Rush
1.3 Origin
Central America, North America
World/Pandemic
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
Grassland, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm20.30 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
50.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Green, Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
No pruning needed
4.8 Fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
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
Bees, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Itchiness, Skin rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Edible dye
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Mirabilis jalapa
Cyperus papyrus
7.2 Common Name
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Mirabilis jalapa
dwarf papyrus
7.2.2 In German
Wunderblume
Zwerg Papyrus
7.2.3 In French
Belle-de-nuit
papyrus nain
7.2.4 In Spanish
Dondiego de noche
papiro enano
7.2.5 In Greek
mirabilis Jalapa
νάνος πάπυρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
mirabilis Jalapa
krasnolud papirus
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species