Pennywort

Jatropha

About Pennywort and Jatropha

Pennywort

Jatropha

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Shrubs, Spurge

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

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

1.4 Types

Virginia

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA170

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm400.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Palmately Lobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

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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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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

JATROPHA

7.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

7.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

रतनजोत

7.2.2 In German

Wassernabel

Purgiernuß

7.2.3 In French

pennywort

purghère

7.2.4 In Spanish

Centella

frailejón

7.2.5 In Greek

pennywort

jatropha

7.2.6 In Portuguese

conchelo

galamaluco

7.2.7 In Polish

wąkrota

jatrofa

7.2.8 In Latin

pennywort

Jatropha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Jatropha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Jatropheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Crotonoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA170

1 27800

Properties of Pennywort and Jatropha

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and Jatropha

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

Pennywort and Jatropha Physical Information

Pennywort and Jatropha physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and Jatropha are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Pennywort and Jatropha

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