MIRABILIS JALAPA
Author:
Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
NYCTAGINACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl.: 177.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
1 Meter
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Nyctago jalapa, DC. 1805.
Mirabilis jalapa f. eujalapa, Heimerl.
Nyctago versicolor, Salisb.
Mirabilis jalapa var. oaxacana, Heimerl.
This member of the Nyctaginaceae family was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It's from the central part of America, but has been spread around the world. The flowers are from white over yellow and pink to red. A well-drained garden-soil, some water and sun. It can't stand frost. The caudex and the seeds are poisonous, and will give diarrhoea.
The genera name is Latin for 'marvellous'.
The species name means 'from Jalapa' in Veracruz, Mexico. The fruit. The seeds. Yellow flowering bush. The caudex of my plant Red flowering bush.
Flower
White - Yellow - Pink - Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
