Mirabilis jalapa
Marvel Of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa (Marvel Of Peru or Four O'Clock Plant) is a bushy perennial, bearing fragrant pink, yellow, white, red, or purple trumpet-shaped flowers that open in the afternoon sun in Summer.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Marvel Of Peru
Latin name
Mirabilis jalapa
type
Tuber
family
Nyctaginaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.00 M
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa (Marvel Of Peru or Four O'Clock Plant) is a bushy perennial, bearing fragrant pink, yellow, white, red, or purple trumpet-shaped flowers that open in the afternoon sun in Summer.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
The fragrant trumpet shaped flowers open in the afternoon sun in Summer
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in fairly fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun in a sheltered site. Can also be planted in a container, to grow outdoors during the warmer months, and brought indoors over Winter
Propagating by division
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Using a fork dig up the clump, trying to keep the clump as complete as possible. Split the clump at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade, or by placing two garden forks back-to-back into the middle of the clump, and pushing the fork handles apart.to lever the clump apart. Replant the new clumps to the same depth as the original, and water well. Keep well watered until established.
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