Jatropha

Kou

About Jatropha and Kou

Jatropha

Kou

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Tree

Origin

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

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Mareer, Manjak

Number of Varieties

17015

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-15

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm760.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

400.00 cm670.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Light Green, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Oval

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

All year

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun

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 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

Root rot, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

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

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

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

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

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

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

CORDIA subcordata

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

In Hindi

रतनजोत

Cordia subcordata

In German

Purgiernuß

Cordia subcordata

In French

purghère

Cordia subcordata

In Spanish

frailejón

Cordia subcordata

In Greek

jatropha

Cordia subcordata

In Portuguese

galamaluco

Cordia subcordata

In Polish

jatrofa

Cordia subcordata

In Latin

Jatropha

Cordia subcordata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Lamiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Cordia

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

1701

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Jatropha and Kou

Wondering what are the properties of Jatropha and Kou? We provide you with everything About Jatropha and Kou. Jatropha doesn't have thorns and Kou doesn't have thorns. Also Jatropha does not have fragrant flowers. Jatropha has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis and Eye irritation and Kou 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 Kou 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 Compare Cactus

Season and Care of Jatropha and Kou

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

Jatropha and Kou Physical Information

Jatropha and Kou physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Kou are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green

Care of Jatropha and Kou

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