Jatropha

Cherry Pepper

About Jatropha and Cherry Pepper

Jatropha

Cherry Pepper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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170

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

5-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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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

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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200.00 cm

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45.70 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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40.60 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

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

Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Black

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Indeterminate

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

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs, 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

Loam

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

Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought, Salt

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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60% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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65% List of Vegetables 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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45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Aphids, Beetles

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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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

Vitamin A, 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 a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

चेरी मिर्च

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Kirsche Pfeffer

7.2.3 In French

purghère

cerise Pepper

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

cereza de la pimienta

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Cherry πιπέρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

cereja pimenta

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Cherry Pieprz

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

Cherry Pepper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Capsicum

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

Capsiceae

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

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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 Cherry Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Cherry Pepper

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

Jatropha and Cherry Pepper Physical Information

Jatropha and Cherry Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Cherry Pepper are as follows:

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

Care of Jatropha and Cherry Pepper

Care of Jatropha and Cherry 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 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 Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.