Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Trees
Origin
Caribbean
Asia, Europe, North America
Types
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Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Number of Varieties
1050
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Open Plains, Open scrub
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-133-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm75.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm45.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
fiddle-shaped
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Variety of soil types
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Mites, Soft scales
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Variety of soil types
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Bouquets, Cottage Garden
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Fever, Liver problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Street Trees, Tropical
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
JATROPHA integerrima
Fraxinus
Common Name
Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
Ash Tree
In Hindi
Peregrina
राख पेड़
In German
Peregrina
Esche
In French
Peregrina
Frêne
In Spanish
Peregrina
Fresno
In Greek
Peregrina
δέντρο Ash
In Portuguese
Peregrina
Freixo
In Polish
Peregrina
Jesion
In Latin
Peregrina
Fraxinum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Lamiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Jatropha
Fraxinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Jatropheae
Oleeae
Subfamily
Crotonoideae
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Number of Species
17065
1
27800
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