Jatropha is the one shrub you can count on for year round blooms, with bright scarlet flower clusters that attract butterflies. Read all about it!

Jatropha is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words ἰατρός ( iatros ), meaning "physician", and τροφή ( trophe ), meaning "nutrition", hence the common name physic nut .

This red flowering tree is actually a jatropha shrub trained to a single trunk...or you can grow it as a bush, and, as it matures, keep the base cleaned up for a multi-trunk tree look. One of South Florida's most consistent butterfly attracting plants, jatropha is also a favorite with hummingbirds.

Jatropha is an evergreen shrub or small tree with stunning flowers that will bring butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. There are two species of Jatropha that grow quite well in South and Central Florida, Jatropha integerrima and Jatropha multifidi.

2023年1月24日 · What is a Jatropha Curcas Tree? Jatropha is a perennial shrub or tree. It is drought-resistant and easy to grow in tropical to semi-tropical locations. The plant lives for up to 50 years and may grow nearly 20 feet (6 m.) tall. It has a deep, thick taproot which makes it adaptable to poor, dry soil. The leaves are oval, lobed, and deciduous ...

2020年10月2日 · Native to Cuba, Jatropha is a large shrub or small tree upwards to fifteen feet tall. It is not a shade tree by any regards, but it can be pruned and trained to one central trunk to assume a tree-like appearance.

Jatropha is a genus that includes a very wide variety of plants native to the warmer regions of the world. They range from tropical to semi-arid subtropical plants that resemble succulents in their growth patterns.

Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics: Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. [3] It is originally native to the tropical areas of the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, and has been spread throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions ...

Jatropha integerrima is a perennial evergreen shrub from the genus Jatropha and is often trained to grow as a small tree. J. integerrima is native to the West Indies, Cuba, and Hispaniola and is a Jatropha species of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

Jatropha, (genus Jatropha), member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native in both New World and Old World tropics and containing about 175 species of milky-juiced herbs, shrubs, and trees, some useful for their oils or as ornamental plants in tropical gardens.