Today we bring you a fabulous ornamental plant from the Peruvian Andes. Is about Mirabilis jalapa or, as you will surely know many, Dondiego at night. If we plant it, we will add some very showy shades of colors and we will make it a more complete garden. Let’s see what we have to tell you about this plant.
Mirabilis jalapa or morning glove straight to the garden
Mirabilis jalapa It is a lively herbaceous belonging to the family of the Nyctaginaceae o Nictagináceas, a family that includes around 350 species and 38 genera. In the best conditions it reaches between 0,6 m and 1,5 m in height.
A curiosity that we have to comment on is that it may be the case that in the same plant we have flowers of different color (a very rare feature of plants). This phenomenon can also occur in an individual flower, where it can have various shades of colors. And yet another fact to highlight, and that is that there are varieties of amazing whose flowers change color progressively, that is, in their first flowering stage they have a yellowish color (for example), and with the passage of days it turns to dark pink.
Normally, the nocturnal dondiego inhabits climates of tropical zones, like South America, although over the years it has been acclimatizing to other types of climates such as temperate ones. In good condition, and because he has the gift of autofertilizarse can become a invasive species like some aromaticas in the cultivation of mint), so sometimes you will have to delimit the growth zone by pruning.
Climatic needs
More or less you can get an idea, after having mentioned the tropical and temperate climates. Normally it is convenient to maintain it constantly with warm temperatures and located in full sun. Beware of cold days and especially with the risk of frost.
Watering Mirabilis jalapa
The late-night man is used to receiving abundant waterings and frequently. It must also be said that it has a powerful root system that allows it to dispose of water in an easier way.
Mirabilis jalapa
Author: Wildfire
What characteristics should the soil have for this crop?
The land where the morning glory sits and grows must have abundant organic matter, be a loose soil and with good drainage. We have already commented before that it needed moderate watering, but if the soil is not capable of assimilating it properly, problems such as root rot will occur.
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Medical uses
For a long time the nightmare has been associated medicinal and healing properties. These are some of its benefits.
- Antimicrobial properties.
- Anti-inflammatory properties.
- Anthelmintic properties (elimination and expulsion of intestinal parasites).
Taken as an infusion, this plant also offers us some beneficial properties such as calming headaches, reducing diarrhea or infections, fighting coughs, fatigue, halitosis, abdominal pain, dizziness, hypertension problems, and much more. .
Flor de Mirabilis jalapa
Author: June
Propagation of the night maiden
The multiplication of mirabilis jalapa It is quite simple and is usually done by seeds. Although also tell you, as we have mentioned before that it has a great power of growth and expansion, until it is considered an invasive crop.
To multiply it through seeds, we will arrange them with a good substrate in pots at a pleasant temperature (20 ºC), letting them grow up to 25 – 30 cm, and from that moment transplant them to the ground definitively, taking care that it is a sunny place without exposure to cold winds.
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