Tea Plant

Jatropha

About Tea Plant and Jatropha

Tea Plant

Jatropha

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Not Available

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrubs, Spurge

1.3 Origin

China

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

1.4 Types

Camellia sinensis var. sinensis Camellia sinensis var. assamica

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2170

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm400.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

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

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Palmately Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Winter

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Dry, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires a lot of watering, Water when soil is dry

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

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Caterpillars, Moth, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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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

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

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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

Diabetes, High cholestrol, Kidney Stones, Parkinson

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

Preferably used as black tea, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in making beverages

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

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMELLIA sinensis

JATROPHA

7.2 Common Name

Tea, Tea Camellia

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

7.2.1 In Hindi

चाय के पौधे

रतनजोत

7.2.2 In German

Teepflanze

Purgiernuß

7.2.3 In French

usine de thé

purghère

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta del té

frailejón

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό του τσαγιού

jatropha

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta do chá

galamaluco

7.2.7 In Polish

Herbata roślin

jatrofa

7.2.8 In Latin

Tea herba

Jatropha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Camellia

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 Tea Plant and Jatropha

Wondering what are the properties of Tea Plant and Jatropha? We provide you with everything About Tea Plant and Jatropha. Tea Plant doesn't have thorns and Jatropha doesn't have thorns. Also Tea Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Tea Plant 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 Tea Plant and Jatropha and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tea Plant and Jatropha

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

Tea Plant and Jatropha Physical Information

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

Tea Plant flower color: White and Yellow
Tea Plant leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Tea Plant and Jatropha

Care of Tea Plant and Jatropha include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tea Plant pruning is done Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Tea Plant 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.