Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrubs, Spurge
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
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Number of Varieties
17010
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40000
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Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
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Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
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Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Trumpet
Thorns
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Plant Season
All year
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
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Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
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Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
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✔
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Invasive
✔
✘
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
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Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
JATROPHA
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
रतनजोत
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Purgiernuß
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
purghère
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
frailejón
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
jatropha
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
galamaluco
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
jatrofa
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Jatropha
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Euphorbiales
Brassicales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Jatropha
Tropaeolum
Clade
Dicotyledonous
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Tribe
Jatropheae
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Subfamily
Crotonoideae
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Number of Species
170100
1
27800
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