Jatropha catharticaTerán & Berland .
Berlander ’s Nettlespurg
Adenoropium berlandieri , Jatropha berlandieri
Photo by K.k. Agrawal
Family : EuphorbiaceaeSubfamily : CrotonoideaeTribe : JatropheaeGenus : Jatropha
The native scope of this specie is from Texas in the south - centralUnited Statesto Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas in northeasternMexico . It grows on grassy , rocky clay and saline flats .
Jatropha cathartica , also cognise asJatropha berlandieri , is an attractive industrial plant with woody caudex and erect , sparsely ramose stanch arising from the upper part of the caudex and bearing blue - green leaves deeply divided into five to seven segment . It can grow up to 12 inches ( 30 cm ) tall . The stock is cloudy ashen with root word and stem scars , globose or subglobose , and can reach up to 5.4 inches ( 13.5 cm ) in diameter . The stems are green , somewhat succulent , and usually acquire about 4 column inch ( 10 centimeter ) long . The leave are bosom - work in schema , measure up to 4.4 inches ( 11 cm ) prospicient and 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) wide . They are attach to the stems by petiole up to 4 in ( 10 centimeter ) long . The leaf segments are lance - shaped with coarsely dentate margins and 5 to 7 primary veins .
Photo by Valentino Vallicelli
Primarily during the fountain and summer calendar month , when plant grow actively , clusters of pinkish flush rise above the leafage on stalks that can grow up to 4.4 inches ( 11 cm ) long . The fruit are greenish , spherical capsules with white stripes around each segment and brown seeds with dark marking indoors . They can grow up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) in diam .
USDA hardiness zone10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
The key to growing a successfulJatrophais properly balance wet and drainage . They typically prize a steadfast water supply , but the most popular species can not tolerate being submerged or intoxicate and rapidly succumbing to rootle buncombe . Many popularJatrophaspecies make excellent modest tree for a conservatory or sunny corner . Keep them well - pruned so they do n’t outgrow their space too shortly . Jatrophaplants are vulnerable to pests , including aphid , mealy bugs , weighing machine , and whitefly . name the plague as early as potential and cover it with the leave toxic alternative .
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Jatrophacan be propagated by seed ( if you ’re fortunate enough to get side ) or bow cutting . To take stem cuttings , take a small piece of stalk , dip it in rooting hormone , then put it into a humble pot with seedling starter soil . Place in a ardent , smart speckle and wait for Modern growth .
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