Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
South Africa
Types
Artocarpus heterophyllus
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Number of Varieties
2505
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40000
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Habitat
tropical environments, Tropical regions
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-5
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,800.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm2.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Long Narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Budding, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Borers, fungus, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil, Shade areas
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Civet cat, Wild boar
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Food Allergy, Throat itching
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Beautiful Skin, Glowing Skin, Good Cleanser, Good for skin, Good for skin and hair
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Cold, Energy, Hair Loss, High blood pressure, Indigestion, Regulates Blood Sugar, Skin Disorders, Thyroid problems, Ulcers
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Bulbs
Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Used As Food, Used for woodware
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Artocarpus heterophyllus
TULBAGHIA violacea
Common Name
Jackfruit, Jakfruit, Jack
Society Garlic
In Hindi
कटहल
लहसुन
In German
Jack
Knoblauch
In French
Jackfrucht
Ail
In Spanish
yaca
Ajo
In Greek
καρποί
σκόρδο
In Portuguese
jaca
alho
In Polish
chlebowca
czosnek
In Latin
Jackfruit
allium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Urticales
Liliales
Family
Moraceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Artocarpus
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Artocarpeae
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Subfamily
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Lilioideae
Number of Species
150500
1
27800
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