Jatropha

Beardlip Penstemon

About Jatropha and Beardlip Penstemon

Jatropha

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

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

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

17056

0 40000

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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-2

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

रतनजोत

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Purgiernuß

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

purghère

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

frailejón

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

jatropha

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

galamaluco

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

jatrofa

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Jatropha

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Lamiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Penstemon

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

17040

1 27800

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Properties of Jatropha and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Jatropha and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Jatropha and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Jatropha and Beardlip Penstemon

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