JATROPHA
PODAGRICA
Buddha Belly Plant
This is one of the coolest plants that we carry and
almost anyone can grow it. Jatropha podragrica is grown for its swollen
belly. You will also sees flowers almost year round, more in the warmer
months of the year. It is a butterfly attractant. It is very easy to care
for. Requiring not much water and a sunny location in a pot or in the ground
in frost free areas. Does better with at least a few hours of sun. In
the winter it will loose its large, lobed leaves but the coral red flowers
will hold. You should reduce the water in the winter and don't fertilize
until the plant wakes up in the spring. They will also produce seed pods
that explode, launching the seeds several feet away.
FAMILY
: Euphorbiaceae
ORIGIN : Guatemala
MATURE SIZE : 5'
LIGHT
REQUIREMENTS : full sun/light
shade
WATER
REQUIREMENTS :
let
dry before watering
MIN. TEMP. : low 50's
FLOWER : all year round
