Life Span
Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Spurge
Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Number of Varieties
170
Rank: 40 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm
Rank: 49 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark 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
Thorns
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63% - Cactus Garden Plants
Plant Season
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Dry, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Repeat Bloomer
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15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
In Spring
Less Watering
In Winter
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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31% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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20% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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37% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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22% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
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47% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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7% - Cactus Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
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Evergreen
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3% - Cactus Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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12% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
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
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54% - Cactus Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
JATROPHA
Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
In Hindi
रतनजोत
In German
Purgiernuß
In French
purghère
In Spanish
frailejón
In Greek
jatropha
In Portuguese
galamaluco
In Polish
jatrofa
In Latin
Jatropha
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Jatropha
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Jatropheae
Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
170
Rank: 80 (Overall)
1
27800
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