Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrubs, Spurge
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Types
Not Avaialble
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Number of Varieties
100170
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
-
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm400.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Rose
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Dry, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Allergy
Mild Allergen
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
JATROPHA
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
रतनजोत
In German
Umbrella Tree
Purgiernuß
In French
Umbrella Tree
purghère
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
frailejón
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
jatropha
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
galamaluco
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
jatrofa
In Latin
O lignum
Jatropha
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Euphorbiales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Jatropha
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
Jatropheae
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
3170
1
27800
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