Jatropha

Spring Beans

About Jatropha and Spring Beans

Jatropha

Spring Beans

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Vegetable

Origin

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

Central America, South America

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Golden Wax Bean, Romano bean

Number of Varieties

170130

0 40000

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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Fields, orchards

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

White, Green, Dark Red, Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Do not let dry out between waterings, 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

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full 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

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

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

Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item

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, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

PHASEOLUS vulgaris

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Green Beans

In Hindi

रतनजोत

फलियां

In German

Purgiernuß

Bohnen

In French

purghère

haricots

In Spanish

frailejón

Green Beans

In Greek

jatropha

φασόλια

In Portuguese

galamaluco

feijões

In Polish

jatrofa

fasola

In Latin

Jatropha

fabam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Fagales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Phaseolus

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

170130

1 27800

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Properties of Jatropha and Spring Beans

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Spring Beans

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

Jatropha and Spring Beans Physical Information

Jatropha and Spring Beans physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Spring Beans height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Spring Beans are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Spring Beans flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Spring Beans leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green

Care of Jatropha and Spring Beans

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