Common names:
Spicy Jatropha
Peregrina
Firecracker

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Spring
Late summer or early fall
Late fall or early winter
Other
Suitable Locations: Topiary
Uses: Salad greens
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous: srutfrppnpsta o aei aaolosnl lo
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light: e imay triuernthtrgaa h iftoywifeehoni tvtsa dmonr iuu rb&t tlcmqefcee g uiloiryssehs k
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

Seed pod is just below the butterfly's (Paper Kite) posterior

Comments:
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Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 17, 2016 12:58 PM

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Posted by gingin (Fountain, Florida - Zone 8b) on Dec 6, 2011 10:18 AM

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Posted by piksihk (Texas - Zone 9a) on Apr 16, 2013 7:51 AM

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