Jatropha

Kochia

About Jatropha and Kochia

Jatropha

Kochia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

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

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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170

Rank: 31 (Overall)▶

140

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

gardens, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

3-11

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

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200.00 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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400.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (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

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

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

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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

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

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches

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, Mosquito

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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93% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual 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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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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22% Annual 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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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual 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 Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

BASSIA scoparia

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Burningbush, Kochia

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

Bassia scoparia

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Besen-Radmelde

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Bassia scoparia

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Kochia scoparia

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Bassia scoparia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

Bassia scoparia

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Mietelnik żakula

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

Bassia scoparia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Bassia

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Camphorosmoideae

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 Kochia

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Kochia

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

Jatropha and Kochia Physical Information

Jatropha and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Kochia are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Jatropha and Kochia

Care of Jatropha and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.