Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Spurge
Vegetable
Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Bell Pepper
Jalapeno
Poblano
Pequin Pepper
Aleppo pepper
Number of Varieties
170500
0
40000
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Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Orange
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, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Butterflies
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
JATROPHA
CAPSICUM annuum 'Aurora'( Conoides Group)
Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
Aurora Pepper, Ornamental Pepper
In Hindi
रतनजोत
सजावटी मिर्च
In German
Purgiernuß
Ornamental Pfeffer
In French
purghère
ornement poivre
In Spanish
frailejón
Ornamental Pepper
In Greek
jatropha
Διακοσμητικά πιπέρι
In Portuguese
galamaluco
ornamental pimenta
In Polish
jatrofa
ozdobne Pieprz
In Latin
Jatropha
decentius Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Solanales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Jatropha
Peppers
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Jatropheae
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Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
17040
1
27800
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