Aconitum

Jatropha

About Aconitum and Jatropha

Aconitum

Jatropha

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

250170

0 40000

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Habitat

low mountains

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

130.00 cm200.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

80.00 cm400.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Violet

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Upright

Palmately Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Summer

All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Moist

Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Average, Moist

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

JATROPHA

Common Name

Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

रतनजोत

In German

Eisenhut

Purgiernuß

In French

aconit

purghère

In Spanish

acónito

frailejón

In Greek

monkshood

jatropha

In Portuguese

Aconitum

galamaluco

In Polish

tojad

jatrofa

In Latin

aconitum

Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Euphorbiales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Aconitum

Jatropha

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Delphinieae

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

250170

1 27800

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Properties of Aconitum and Jatropha

Wondering what are the properties of Aconitum and Jatropha? We provide you with everything About Aconitum and Jatropha. Aconitum doesn't have thorns and Jatropha doesn't have thorns. Also Aconitum does not have fragrant flowers. Aconitum has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness and Jatropha has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Aconitum and Jatropha and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Jatropha

Season and care of Aconitum and Jatropha is important to know. While considering everything about Aconitum and Jatropha Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aconitum season is Fall and Summer and Jatropha season is Fall and Summer. The type of soil for Aconitum is Moist and for Jatropha is Dry, Sand while the PH of soil for Aconitum is and for Jatropha is Slightly Alkaline.

Aconitum and Jatropha Physical Information

Aconitum and Jatropha physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Jatropha are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Aconitum and Jatropha

Care of Aconitum and Jatropha include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.