Purple jasmine (Mirabilis jalapa), also known as rouge flower, mine flower, is a perennial herb, mostly cultivated as an annual, plant height of about 1 meter. Flowers terminal, white, pink, yellow, red, purple and compound colors. Nut black, the external image of mines.

Like warm and humid climate, not cold. The soil requirements are not strict, adaptable, to fertile and well-drained soil is preferred, flowers in the morning and tonight open Shi, closed in the sun. Can self-seed propagation.

Generally do open field cultivation, the south in mid to late March, the north in mid to late April live in the open field, a hole sowing 3-4 seeds, after the emergence of seedlings, select the robust each hole to retain 2 plants. Management is more relaxed, in addition to the preparation of the ground to apply some basic fertilizer, generally do not need to fertilize, if the weather is not dry, it is not necessary to water.

Propagation by sowing, can self-pollinate, can self-seed reproduction. Now some areas in the south has escaped into the wild, some scholars have designated it as one of the invasive alien species.

Purple jasmine more scattered or clustered planted in the garden on the open space, or planted in the roadside under the shrubs and trees. Because of its more colorful flowers, bright flowers, adaptability, north and south can be planted, is currently one of the excellent greening materials.