Life Span
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
South America
Types
-
Number of Varieties
50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Magenta
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Thorns
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✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
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55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Edible dye, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
MIRABILIS jalapa
Common Name
Four O'Clocks, Marvell of Peru
In Hindi
mirabilis jalapa
In German
mirabilis jalapa
In French
mirabilis jalapa
In Spanish
mirabilis jalapa
In Greek
mirabilis jalapa
In Portuguese
mirabilis jalapa
In Polish
mirabilis Jalapa
In Latin
mirabilis Ja-
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Mirabilis
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Nyctagineae
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
4
1
27800
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