Quercus

Marvel-of-Peru

Mirabilis jalapa

Not native to South Carolina

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

5CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Mirabilis

  • 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)
Growing and identification

Plant details

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

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; Marvel of Peru; Marvelofperu; Morning Rose; Morningrose

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankGNR
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

Sources