Jatropha

Bottle Gourd

About Jatropha and Bottle Gourd

Jatropha

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Vegetable

Origin

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

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

1702

0 40000

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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

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

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

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

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

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

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

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

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash

In Hindi

रतनजोत

लौकी

In German

Purgiernuß

Flaschenkürbis

In French

purghère

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

frailejón

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

jatropha

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

galamaluco

Cabaça

In Polish

jatrofa

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

Jatropha

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Cucurbitales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Coccinia

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

17027

1 27800

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Properties of Jatropha and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Bottle Gourd

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

Jatropha and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Jatropha and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Jatropha and Bottle Gourd

Care of Jatropha and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Bottle Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.