Jatropha

California Rose

About Jatropha and California Rose

Jatropha

California Rose

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plant, Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

California, Caribbean, Mexico

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

170NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Chaparral, Foot Hills, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

Not available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

200.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

400.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Variety of colors

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Gray, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Gray, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring, 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, 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

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Beetles, Black Spot, Caterpillars, Downy mildew, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Rust, Scale insects, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

Not Available

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Rash

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

Rosa californica

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

California wildrose, California rose

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

कैलिफोर्निया गुलाब

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Kalifornische Hecken-Rose

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Le rosier de Californie

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Rosa californica

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Καλιφόρνια αυξήθηκε

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

California aumentou

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

California róży

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

California resurrexit

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Rosa

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

170NA

1 27800

Properties of Jatropha and California Rose

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and California Rose

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

Jatropha and California Rose Physical Information

Jatropha and California Rose physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas California Rose height is 150.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and California Rose are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
California Rose flower color: Variety of colors
California Rose leaf color: Gray and Gray Green

Care of Jatropha and California Rose

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