Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Shrubs, Spurge
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Number of Varieties
100170
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm400.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Herb
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
CENTAUREA cyanus
JATROPHA
Common Name
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
In Hindi
Hydrangea
रतनजोत
In German
Hortensie
Purgiernuß
In French
Hortensia
purghère
In Spanish
Hortensia
frailejón
In Greek
υδραγεία
jatropha
In Portuguese
Hortênsia
galamaluco
In Polish
Hortensja
jatrofa
In Latin
Hibiscus
Jatropha
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Euphorbiales
Family
Asteraceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Centaurea
Jatropha
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Cynareae
Jatropheae
Subfamily
Carduoideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
250170
1
27800
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