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Jatropha
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About Jatropha

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

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

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

170
Rank: 40 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

400.00 cm
Rank: 49 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, 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

Thorns

63% - Cactus Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Repeat Bloomer

15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Less Watering

In Winter

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

31% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

20% - Cactus Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

37% - Cactus Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

22% - Cactus Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

47% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

7% - Cactus Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

-

Evergreen

3% - Cactus Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

12% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

54% - Cactus Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

रतनजोत

In German

Purgiernuß

In French

purghère

In Spanish

frailejón

In Greek

jatropha

In Portuguese

galamaluco

In Polish

jatrofa

In Latin

Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

170
Rank: 80 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Jatropha

Want to know the properties of Jatropha? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Jatropha is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Jatropha Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Jatropha Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Jatropha. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Jatropha physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Jatropha

Taking Jatropha Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Jatropha include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Jatropha

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Jatropha is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Jatropha is a very important plant from Cactus. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.