1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Magenta
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lobed
2.4 Thorns
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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Free of serious pests and diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
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.
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Edible dye, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MIRABILIS jalapa
7.2 Common Name
Four O'Clocks, Marvell of Peru
7.2.1 In Hindi
mirabilis jalapa
7.2.2 In German
mirabilis jalapa
7.2.3 In French
mirabilis jalapa
7.2.4 In Spanish
mirabilis jalapa
7.2.5 In Greek
mirabilis jalapa
7.2.6 In Portuguese
mirabilis jalapa
7.2.7 In Polish
mirabilis Jalapa
7.2.8 In Latin
mirabilis Ja-
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Nyctaginaceae
8.6 Genus
Mirabilis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Nyctagineae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species