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Marvel-of-Peru

Mirabilis jalapa

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Not native

Not native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 65%

Height
1.5–4 feet
Spread
1–2 feet
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

At a glance

Life cycle
Annual or perennial
Leaves
Deciduous

Not yet recorded · Bloom

Recorded in 6 Mississippi counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Mirabilis

  • Archirhoe neomexicanaNew Mexico Carpet
  • Disclisioprocta stellataSomber Carpet, Bougainvillea Looper
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Mirabilis

  • Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Nyctaginaceae
Hardiness
Zones 9a–10b
Flower color
Yellow, pink, purple, variegated or white

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Four O Clock; Four Oclock; Fouroclock; Garden Four O Clock; Garden Four Oclock; Garden Fouroclock; Marvel Of Peru; Marvelofperu; Morning Rose; Morningrose

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNA
Global rankGNR
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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