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Jatropha integerrima
Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
Origin: Cuba and Hispaniola.
| Family |
| Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus |
| Jatropha |
| Species |
| integerrima |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a-11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 4-5 m |
| Spread |
| 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Peregrina is a spectacular shrub in bloom, which is most of the year. Use it as an accent, in a mixed shrub border, container plant on the patio or at poolside. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. |
| Cultivation |
| Peregrina is tolerant of a wide variety of soils providing they are well drained. It blooms on the current year's growth so it can be pruned at any time of the year since it handles it well. |
| Leaf Description |
| 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. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are about 2.5 cm across and borne in multi-flowered terminal clusters almost all year round. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Park Rajapruek, Mae Hia, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate from cuttings taken in spring. |
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