Jatropha

Kinnikinnick

About Jatropha and Kinnikinnick

Jatropha

Kinnikinnick

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Shrub

1.3 Origin

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

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

not available

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

Banks, Lake Sides, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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400.00 cm

Rank: 49 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (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

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark 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, Brown, Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Acuminate

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Divison, Stem Cutting

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub 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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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub 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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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Wild gardens, Woodland margins

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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62% Most Useful Shrub 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

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

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects.

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

CORNUS amomum

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

silky cornel

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

Kinnikinnick

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Kinnikinnick

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Kinnikinnick

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Kinnikinnick

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Kinnikinnick

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

Kinnikinnick

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Kinnikinnick

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

Kinnikinnick

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

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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 Kinnikinnick

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Kinnikinnick

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

Jatropha and Kinnikinnick Physical Information

Jatropha and Kinnikinnick physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Kinnikinnick height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Kinnikinnick are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Kinnikinnick flower color: Ivory
Kinnikinnick leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Jatropha and Kinnikinnick

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