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 butterflies 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
SIZE : 5'
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : full sun/light shade
WATER REQUIREMENTS : let dry before watering
MIN. TEMP. : 50°
FLOWER : all year round