Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrubs, Spurge
Vegetable
Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
South America, Chile
Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Number of Varieties
1704000
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40000
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Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-3
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm60.96 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Oval
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Sand
Loose, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
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
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, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
15-15-15 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
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
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
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
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
JATROPHA
SOLANUM tuberosum
Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
In Hindi
रतनजोत
आलू
In German
Purgiernuß
Kartoffel
In French
purghère
Pomme de terre
In Spanish
frailejón
Patata
In Greek
jatropha
Πατάτα
In Portuguese
galamaluco
Batata
In Polish
jatrofa
Ziemniak
In Latin
Jatropha
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Solanales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Jatropha
Solanum
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Asterids
Tribe
Jatropheae
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Subfamily
Crotonoideae
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Number of Species
1701400
1
27800
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