Jatropha

Amur Silvergrass

About Jatropha and Amur Silvergrass

Jatropha

Amur Silvergrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Africa, Southern Asia

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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170

Rank: 31 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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200.00 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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400.00 cm

Rank: 49 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

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5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Amur Silvergrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

Amur Silvergrass

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Amur Schilf

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Amur silvergrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Amur silvergrass

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Amur Silvergrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

Amur Silvergrass

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Amur Silvergrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

Amur Silvergrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Miscanthus

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

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8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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170

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Jatropha and Amur Silvergrass

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Amur Silvergrass

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

Jatropha and Amur Silvergrass Physical Information

Jatropha and Amur Silvergrass physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Amur Silvergrass height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Amur Silvergrass are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Amur Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Amur Silvergrass leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Jatropha and Amur Silvergrass

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