Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrubs, Spurge
Origin
Eastern Asia
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Number of Varieties
6170
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
-
Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm400.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
-
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
-
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
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
JATROPHA
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
रतनजोत
In German
Weeping Maple
Purgiernuß
In French
Maple pleureur
purghère
In Spanish
weeping maple
frailejón
In Greek
weeping maple
jatropha
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
galamaluco
In Polish
płacz klonu
jatrofa
In Latin
weeping maple
Jatropha
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Euphorbiales
Family
Aceraceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Acer
Jatropha
Clade
-
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
Jatropheae
Subfamily
-
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
130170
1
27800
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