1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
Grass
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
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm2.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Green, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Green
Non Fruiting Plant
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, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Sprigging or Stolonizing
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Needs more water during establishment
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
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
organic fertlizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Slugs
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
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
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Erosion control
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
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Mirabilis jalapa
PASPALUM vaginatum
7.2 Common Name
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
7.2.1 In Hindi
Mirabilis jalapa
Seashore Paspalum
7.2.2 In German
Wunderblume
Seashore Paspalum
7.2.3 In French
Belle-de-nuit
Seashore Paspalum
7.2.4 In Spanish
Dondiego de noche
Paspalum
7.2.5 In Greek
mirabilis Jalapa
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Maravilha
seashore Paspalum
7.2.7 In Polish
mirabilis Jalapa
Nad morzem Paspalum
7.2.8 In Latin
mirabilis Ja-
Paspalum maris
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species