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About Jatropha

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrubs, Spurge
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
1.4 Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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170
Rank: 31 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
200.00 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
400.00 cm
Rank: 49 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
2.4 Thorns
63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
All year
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Dry, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
4.4.2 In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
4.4.3 In Spring
Less Watering
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
5.12 Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
Sometimes
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
JATROPHA
7.2 Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
7.2.1 In Hindi
रतनजोत
7.2.2 In German
Purgiernuß
7.2.3 In French
purghère
7.2.4 In Spanish
frailejón
7.2.5 In Greek
jatropha
7.2.6 In Portuguese
galamaluco
7.2.7 In Polish
jatrofa
7.2.8 In Latin
Jatropha
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
8.6 Genus
Jatropha
8.7 Clade
Dicotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
Jatropheae
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Jatropha

Want to know the properties of Jatropha? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Jatropha is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are allergic conjunctivitis and Eye irritation. Jatropha Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation and Skin Redness

  • Part of plant used: Leaves, Sap, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Jatropha Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Jatropha. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Jatropha physical information is as follows: 200.00 cm tall and 400.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Palmately Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
  • Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Jatropha

Taking Jatropha Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Jatropha include pruning, which should be done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. The watering done in summer is Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter is Less Watering. It needs Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Jatropha

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Jatropha is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Jatropha is a very important plant from Cactus. There are 170 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa. This plant's habitat is Pastures, Roadsides and Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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