Jatropha

Tall Fescue

About Jatropha and Tall Fescue

Jatropha

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1702

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 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

200.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

400.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JATROPHA

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

रतनजोत

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Purgiernuß

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

purghère

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

frailejón

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

jatropha

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

galamaluco

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

jatrofa

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Jatropha

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Jatropha

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Jatropheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

170NA

1 27800

Properties of Jatropha and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Tall Fescue

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

Jatropha and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Jatropha and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Jatropha and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Jatropha and Tall Fescue

Care of Jatropha and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.