Jatropha

Cherry Bomb Pepper

About Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper

Jatropha

Cherry Bomb Pepper

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

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

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

170

Rank: 31 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

200.00 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

400.00 cm

Rank: 49 (Overall)▶

61.00 cm

Rank: 93 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Black

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

66% List of Vegetables 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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Do Not over Water

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

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

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

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

✔ ✘

76% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

60% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

65% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

✔ ✘

1% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Hives, 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

Sometimes

✔ ✘

98% List of Vegetables 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

cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

Cherry Bomb Pepper

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Cherry Bomb Pfeffer

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Cherry Bomb Pepper

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Bomba de cereza Pimienta

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

Cherry Bomb Pimenta

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Cherry Bomb Pepper

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

Cherry Bomb Pepper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Capsicum

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

170

Rank: 66 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper

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

Compare Cactus » More

Jatropha and American Aloe

Jatropha and Barbary Fig

Jatropha and Devil's Tongue

» More

More Compare Cactus

Season and Care of Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper

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

Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper Physical Information

Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Cherry Bomb Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cherry Bomb Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Bomb Pepper leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper

Care of Jatropha and Cherry Bomb Pepper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Cherry Bomb Pepper 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 Cherry Bomb Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.