Jatropha

Sour Cherry

About Jatropha and Sour Cherry

Jatropha

Sour Cherry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Fruit

Origin

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

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Fruit

Number of Varieties

170300

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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Red, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Simple lobed or unlobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Birds

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Birds

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

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

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

PRUNUS cerasus

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

In Hindi

रतनजोत

Sour cherry

In German

Purgiernuß

Sauerkirsche

In French

purghère

Prunus cerasus

In Spanish

frailejón

Prunus cerasus

In Greek

jatropha

Sour cherry

In Portuguese

galamaluco

Ginja

In Polish

jatrofa

Wiśnia pospolita

In Latin

Jatropha

Prunus cerasus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Rosales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Prunus

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

170270

1 27800

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Properties of Jatropha and Sour Cherry

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Sour Cherry

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

Jatropha and Sour Cherry Physical Information

Jatropha and Sour Cherry physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Sour Cherry are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Jatropha and Sour Cherry

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