Jatropha

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Jatropha and Boulder Blue Fescue

Jatropha

Boulder Blue Fescue

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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

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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170

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Not Available

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

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)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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400.00 cm

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (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

Not Available

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

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Grass like

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

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Early Summer, Summer

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Fine

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

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, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Seeds

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

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

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Pooideae

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 Boulder Blue Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

Jatropha and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Jatropha and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Jatropha and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Jatropha and Boulder Blue Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves 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 Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.