Jatropha

Clumping Bamboo

About Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo

Jatropha

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Grass

Origin

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

China

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

17030

0 40000

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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

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

✔ ✘

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

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

रतनजोत

बांस

In German

Purgiernuß

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

purghère

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

frailejón

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

jatropha

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

galamaluco

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

jatrofa

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Jatropha

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Cyperales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Bambusa

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Jatropheae

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

1701200

1 27800

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Properties of Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo

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

Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Jatropha and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.