Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Spurge
Tree
Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Ficus benjamina
Number of Varieties
170800
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40000
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Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-10
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm2,440.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm3,050.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
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Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Layering
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
Water carefully
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Red blotch, Soft scales
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Birds
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Reduce Bruises
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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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
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
Container
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
JATROPHA
FICUS benjamina
Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
In Hindi
रतनजोत
रो अंजीर
In German
Purgiernuß
Birkenfeige
In French
purghère
figuier pleureur
In Spanish
frailejón
higo llorón
In Greek
jatropha
κλάμα σύκο
In Portuguese
galamaluco
chorando fig
In Polish
jatrofa
płacz rys
In Latin
Jatropha
Plorans ficum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Urticales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Jatropha
Ficus
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Jatropheae
Ficeae
Subfamily
Crotonoideae
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Number of Species
170850
1
27800
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