Jatropha podagrica – Buddha Belly Plant (4″ pot)

Description 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 can also sees flowers almost year round, but more in the warmer months of the year. It is a butterfly attractant. It is very easy to care for. Requiring little 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 lose 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 to light shade WATER REQUIREMENTS : let dry before watering MIN. TEMP. : protect from freezing FLOWER : all year round ALL PHOTOS ARE FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY.