Jatropha

Phlox bifida

About Jatropha and Phlox bifida

Jatropha

Phlox bifida

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

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

United States

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

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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

Rich Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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200.00 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

25.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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)▶

50.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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

Lavender, White

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Ovate-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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41% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead flowers

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust

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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25% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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16% Flowering 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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53% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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15% Flowering 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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13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Flowering 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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12% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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7% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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51% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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67% Flowering 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

Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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32% Flowering 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 Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

Phlox bifida

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Phlox bifida, Phlox

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

Phlox bifida

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Phlox bifida

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Phlox bifida

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Phlox bifida

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

Phlox bifida

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

Phlox bifida

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Phlox bifida

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

Phlox bifida

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Phlox

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

Phlocideae

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Polemonioideae

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 Phlox bifida

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Phlox bifida

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

Jatropha and Phlox bifida Physical Information

Jatropha and Phlox bifida physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Phlox bifida height is 25.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Phlox bifida are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Phlox bifida flower color: Lavender and White
Phlox bifida leaf color: Green

Care of Jatropha and Phlox bifida

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