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🌸🌿 Beautiful Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) – 30 Seeds
🌸🌿 Beautiful Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) – 30 Seeds
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Description:
Add a splash of vibrant color and delightful fragrance to your garden with Beautiful Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa), also known as the Four O’Clock flower. This charming annual produces trumpet-shaped blooms that open in the late afternoon, with flowers in a dazzling mix of colors. Easy to grow and highly ornamental, Marvel of Peru is perfect for borders, containers, and cottage gardens.
🌿 Botanical Name: Mirabilis jalapa
✨ Key Features:
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Vibrant, multicolored trumpet-shaped flowers
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Flowers open in the late afternoon and evening, releasing a sweet fragrance
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Long blooming season from summer to fall
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Attracts pollinators like moths and butterflies
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Heat and drought tolerant once established
🌱 Growing Information:
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🌱 Sowing Time:
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Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost
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Transplant outdoors after danger of frost has passed
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Can also be sown directly outdoors in late spring
🕰 Bloom Time: Summer to fall
📏 Plant Height: 60–90 cm (24–36 inches)
📏 Spacing: 30–45 cm (12–18 inches)
🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 20–25°C (68–77°F)
🌾 Soil & Watering:
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Soil Type: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil
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Soil pH: Neutral to slightly acidic (6.0–7.0)
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Watering: Moderate; water regularly but avoid waterlogging
🧑🌾 Usage & Care:
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Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming
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Drought tolerant once established but benefits from occasional watering
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Suitable for garden beds, borders, and containers
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Attracts evening pollinators such as moths
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Can self-seed freely in suitable climates
Package contains 2 grams or around 30 seeds
Mirabilis jalapa
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