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About Jatropha and Pampas Grass

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
Shrubs, Spurge
Grass
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
1.4 Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
170
Rank: 31 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
Lawn
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
7-11
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
11 - 7
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, 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
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
200.00 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
304.80 cm
Rank: 71 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
400.00 cm
Rank: 49 (Overall)
182.88 cm
Rank: 69 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
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
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
All year
Summer, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
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, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
75% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Birds, Rats, Snakes
5.12 Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Itchiness, Skin cuts
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
Sometimes
Insignificant
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
Air purification, Provides ground cover
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
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Insignificant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Cactus Garden Plants have it !
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
JATROPHA
CORTADERIA
7.2 Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
Pampas Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
रतनजोत
Pampas grass
7.2.2 In German
Purgiernuß
Pampasgrass
7.2.3 In French
purghère
herbe de la pampa
7.2.4 In Spanish
frailejón
cortaderas
7.2.5 In Greek
jatropha
γρασίδι Πάμπα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
galamaluco
grama de Pampas
7.2.7 In Polish
jatrofa
Pampas trawy
7.2.8 In Latin
Jatropha
Pampas herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
Poales
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Jatropha
Cortaderia
8.7 Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Jatropheae
Danthonieae
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Danthonioideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
170
Rank: 66 (Overall)
25
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Jatropha and Pampas Grass

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

Season and Care of Jatropha and Pampas Grass

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

Jatropha and Pampas Grass Physical Information

Jatropha and Pampas Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Pampas Grass are as follows:

  • Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink

  • Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

  • Pampas Grass flower color: Pink, Violet and White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

  • Pampas Grass leaf color: Green, Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Jatropha and Pampas Grass

Care of Jatropha and Pampas Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Pampas Grass pruning is done Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.