Fresh Maravilla Herb (Mirabilis jalapa), also known as Four O’Clock or Marvel of Peru, is available as either a Rooted Plant – With Root or Fresh Cut Herb. Choose the presentation that matches your botanical or traditional spiritual practice.
Choose Your Presentation
- Rooted Plant – With Root: Living rooted Maravilla plant material intended for customers who want the plant with roots. Size, fullness, and flowering stage vary naturally.
- Fresh Cut Herb: Freshly harvested Maravilla leaves and stems without roots, soil, or a nursery pot. Flowers may be present when seasonally available but are not guaranteed.
Maravilla / Mirabilis jalapa
Maravilla is identified botanically as Mirabilis jalapa. The plant is known for trumpet-shaped flowers that can appear in yellow, pink, red, white, or mixed colors. Natural differences in leaf size, stem length, flower color, and fullness are normal.
Traditional Spiritual Use
Within some Caribbean, Afro-diasporic, and folk botanical traditions, Maravilla is traditionally associated with spiritual baths, devotional herbal preparations, cleansing, sweetness, harmony, beauty, and prosperity-focused practices. In Botánica Online’s catalog, Maravilla is included among herbs associated with Oshun, Orula, and sweet-herb traditions. Specific correspondences and preparation methods vary by lineage and practice, and no particular spiritual result is guaranteed.
Freshness & Handling
Open fresh plant material promptly after delivery. Fresh-cut herbs are perishable and should be used as soon as practical. Rooted material should be unpacked carefully and cared for according to your local growing conditions. Temporary wilting or minor cosmetic variation can occur during transit.
Safety
Sold for external botanical and spiritual use. Do not ingest, brew as tea, use as food, or take as a supplement. Keep plant material—especially roots and seeds—away from children and pets, and wash hands after handling if you have sensitive skin.
Related Fresh Spiritual Herbs
Explore our Fresh Religious Plants, Sweet Herbs / Plantas Dulces, Oshun Herbs, and Orula Herbs collections for related botanicals.