Description
What Makes Jatropha Integerrima a Must-Have Garden Tree?
Jatropha Integerrima (Peregrina) is a small tree or shrub reaching a height of 15 feet and spreads to about 10 feet. In addition, it has an open, symmetrical, rounded, or vase-shaped crown with gray bark. Additionally, its evergreen leaves are bronze color when young. Moreover, leaves are, also variable, glossy, alternate, oblong/obovate, most commonly mould as fiddles or even as lobes; are approximately 4 to 8 inches long.
What Do Jatropha Integerrima Flowers Look Like?
Additionally, flowers are borne in upright clusters. Blooms resemble stars, and are generally bright scarlet to vermillion. Measuring about 1 inch wide, and bloom almost year-round; attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Furthermore, the fruits are oval capsules, .5 to 1 inch long, containing several smooth speckled seeds. Propagation is mostly through seeds or cuttings. And importantly, seeds and milky sap are toxic.
How to Grow & Care for Peregrina Jatropha Integerrima?
In cultivation, Jatropha Integerrima tree is hardy and tolerates a range of soil types, providing they are well-drained. It has no serious pest or disease problems. Pruning is important to maintain a single trunk if desired, to shape the crown, or to create a colorful hedge. Peregrina Jatropha Integerrima can be trained as an espalier plant and grown in containers. It is a showy garden, patio or deck, specimen or accent plant, and is suitable for highway medians and in parking lots.
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