Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height:	6-8' as bush; to 15' as standard form
Plant Spread:	6 - 8'
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Red
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Toxicity:	Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: all parts of plant are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:	Scarify seeds: they will germinate much faster if you scarify & soak them overnight but it is not required
Awards and Recognitions:	Texas Superstar®

Common names

Spicy Jatropha
Peregrina
Firecracker

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Location: BF House, west of St L.
Date: 2009-09-28
Seed pod is just below the butterfly's (Paper Kite) posterior

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-11-02
Spicy Jatropha 007

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-03

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-11

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Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (USDA Zone 11)
Date: 2017-12-19
Jatropha integerrima in December buds & bloom

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Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-09-01

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Location: BF House, west of St L.
Date: fall, 2009
bud is just below BF (Paper Kite)

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Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (Zone 11)
Date: 2015-03-30
Peregrina (Jatropha integerrima) Bloom and buds

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-22
Spicy Jatropha 001

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Location: Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Date: March 7 2022

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-16

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Location: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Date: April 6 2022

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Location: Colima, Mexico (Zone 11) native to Cuba
Date: 2014-03-04
Jatropha integerrima blossoms

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2013-08-05

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Location: Tampa, FL
The bee goes "nom nom nom".

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-08-06
Spicy Jatropha 008

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: summer 2010
this plant blooms virtually year-round.

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-09-28
Paper Kite Butterfly

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-02

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-10-12

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2014-08-12

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Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-04

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22

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Location: Martin County Florida zone 10
Date: July
trained to standard form

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-09-28

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Location: Pinellas Park,FL
Date: 2012-09-03

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-07-26

Uploaded by Rocks2Blooms

Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-15
Spicy Jatropha 003

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-10-13

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2012-08-05

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22
Photo taken at Washington Oaks State Park, Palm Coast, Florida

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-14

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Comments:

Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 17, 2016 6:58 PM concerning plant:

Peregrina seems to be a popular plant in butterfly houses/gardens. I've noticed its presence in Houston, Galveston, and St Louis. It is in near-constant bloom. Originally from Cuba. It can be grown in large containers.

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Posted by flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Sep 17, 2011 7:34 PM concerning plant:

These make lovely, fast-growing small trees for small yards or limited spaces. It is not hard to make these into standards. They will get lanky, with growth concentrated on the top 1/3 of the stems/branches, unless you cut them back every few months. This needs to be done in either bush or standard form. The seed pods pop when they burst and the seeds fly far. You can hear the pop easily. They will sprout on their own when they find some nice mulch. You can dig those sprouts up and transplant them because they tolerate transplanting well.

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Posted by gingin (Fountain, Florida - Zone 8b) on Dec 6, 2011 4:18 PM concerning plant:

Butterflies and hummers are attracted to this plant. Here in north Florida it needs to be over wintered in my GH where it blooms pretty much all winter.

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Posted by piksihk (Texas - Zone 9a) on Apr 16, 2013 12:51 PM concerning plant:

Bought this in the fall; the bloom color is so pretty.

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