Marvel of Peru

Marvel of Peru
Perennial, tuberous
Dark pink
13cm pot
 
When established, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) forms an overwintering tuber which gets bigger and tougher every year. It’s perfectly hardy in these parts, provided the tuber is given some shelter at the foot of a wall and kept reasonably dry over winter. Should you not be able to offer those conditions then plants will grow happily in a pot in a cool greenhouse. Once you’ve persuaded Mirabilis jalapa to flower once you will never be without seed and can look forward to clouds of sweet perfume from mid-summer until the first frosts. What’s more, bees, butterflies and moths love it too.