Jatropha integerrima
Posted: July 12th, 2013, 10:42 am
| Botanical Name | Jatropha integerrima |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus | Jatropha |
| Specie | J. integerrima |
| Local Name in Urdu | |
| Common Name | Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha Jatropha |
| Life Cycle | perinnial |
| Cultivar Name | |
| Fragrant or Not | No |
| Category(Bush/Vine/Tree) | evergreen shrub |
| Height | 8-10 ft can grow 15 ft |
| Spacing | 6-8 ft. |
| Flowering Months | Blooms all year Blooms repeatedly |
| Flower Color | Scarlet (Dark Red) |
| Growing Areas | all Pakistan |
| Frost Tender | yes |
| Exposure | full sun |
| Soil pH | tolerant |
| Propagation | From woody stem cuttings |
| Uses | ornamental plant |
| Other Details | Jatropha integerrima is an evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves and clusters of star shaped bright scarlet or vermilion flowers. The plant has a rounded or narrow domed form and gets up to 15 ft (4.6 m) tall with a spread of 10 ft (3.1 m) or so, although in cultivation it is usually smaller. Peregrina often grows shrublike with several slender trunks, but it can be pruned to a single trunk. The leaves are extremely variable; they may be entire and elliptic or oval, or they may be fiddle shaped, or they may have three sharp pointed lobes. They are bronze when young and brownish on the undersides. The flowers are about 1 in (2.5 cm) across and borne in multi-flowered terminal clusters almost all year round. 'Compacta' is a smaller, more compact cultivar.Peregrina is tolerant of a wide variety of soils so long as they are well drained. Peregrina blooms on the current year's growth so it can be pruned at any time of the year. It handles pruning well and can be kept to shrub size, trained to a tree form or used in espalier.grows well in Full sun to partial shade. and is drought tolerant. |
