Marvel Of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa)

Family: Nyctaginaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, Red, White, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Tender young leaves - cooked as a vegetable. An emergency food, only eaten when all else fails. An edible crimson dye is obtained from the flowers. It is used for colouring cakes and jellies. — Tender young leaves - cooked as a vegetable.; An emergency food, only eaten when all else fails.; An edible crimson dye is obtained from the flowers.; It is used for colouring cakes and jellies.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)