Jatropha podagrica Size:4-inch Pot A very colorful cross

A very colorful cross

thick inflorescence

recurving towards the tips

light green leaves that tint red toward the tips in strong light

The inflorescence is about 24 inches tall with many branches and bears small

Jatropha podagrica Size:4-inch Pot A very colorful crossJatropha podagrica the 'Coke Bottle Plant'. A strange plant who's stem is swollen in the middle in bottle like fashion, has large lobed leaves and clusters of red flowers. Native to the American tropics where it grows in semi arid scrub lands. In cultivation it will tolerate a wide range of light intensities from shade to full sun. The leaf size is affected by light, growing larger in the shade.