Common Spindle

Jatropha

About Common Spindle and Jatropha

Common Spindle

Jatropha

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

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

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

15170

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-7-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm200.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm400.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Orange

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

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmately Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

Asthma

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

JATROPHA

Common Name

European spindle

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

आम धुरी

रतनजोत

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Purgiernuß

In French

axe commun

purghère

In Spanish

husillo Común

frailejón

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

jatropha

In Portuguese

eixo comum

galamaluco

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

jatrofa

In Latin

commune fusum

Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Euphorbiales

Family

Celastraceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Jatropha

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

30170

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Jatropha

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Jatropha? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Jatropha. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Jatropha doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Jatropha has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Common Spindle and Jatropha and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Jatropha

Season and care of Common Spindle and Jatropha is important to know. While considering everything about Common Spindle and Jatropha Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Spindle season is Fall and Jatropha season is Fall. The type of soil for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Jatropha is Dry, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Jatropha is Slightly Alkaline.

Common Spindle and Jatropha Physical Information

Common Spindle and Jatropha physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Jatropha are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Common Spindle and Jatropha

Care of Common Spindle and Jatropha include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Common Spindle 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.