Semi-Deciduous tree
Long droopy green leaves, long-lasting lavender blue flowers mid-summer. Classic tropical look, but drought-tolerant.
Water
Jatropha berlandieri
Round white caudex, stems to 12″h.; flowers Feb-Nov
Dormant in winter – No water
Jatropha capensis
Shrubby with a trunk-like caudex, to 4ft tall. 3-lobed leaves. Yellow flowers. Deciduous in winter.
Jatropha curcas
15ft poisonous shrub. Nut harvested for Bio-diesel
Jatropha integerrima
10ft.shrub, easy to prune. Brilliant red bloom sprays.
Jatropha mcvaughey
Medium shrub with broad thick green leaves, dormant in winter
Jatropha podagrica
Large irregular caudex, stems to 24″; broad leaves, small red blooms
Jensenobotrya lossowiana
Round-leafed Mesemb. White-pink flowers. Forms long draping woody branches with succulent leaves. Mist the leaves occasionally through the growing season. Grows in very rocky soils.
Jovibarba “Nouvel Pastel”
Colorful purple leaves. Clusters of 2.5″ rosettes.
Jovibarba “Purple Haze”
J. heuffelii “Purple Haze”
Colorful green and purple leaves. Clusters of 2.5″ rosettes.
Jovibarba “Select Red”
Colorful purple leaves. Clusters of 2.5″ rosettes.
Jovibarba allionii
J. globifera ssp. allionii
Pointy tipped leaves on 6″ colorful clumping hens-and-chicks rosettes. Small pups will pop off easily from the parent plant and roll down a hillside to root elsewhere.
Jovibarba c.v.
Tiny green/red rosettes; many small offsets, tightly clustered
Jovibarba heuffelii
Tight clusters of large (to 12″) and variable rosettes.
Jovibarba sobolifera
2″ rosettes, various shades of chartreuse/green with a bit of red edging. Rounded rosettes pop off and go traveling.
Jovibarba “Bulgaria”
J. globifera ssp. hirta
J. hirta “Bulgaria”
Pointy tipped leaves on 6″ colorful clumping hens-and-chicks rosettes. Small pups will pop off easily from the parent plant and roll down a hillside to root elsewhere.
Jovibarba “Hedgehog”
J. globifera ssp. hirta
J. hirta “Hedgehog”
Pointy tipped leaves on 4″ colorful clumping hens-and-chicks rosettes. Small pups will pop off easily from the parent plant and roll down a hillside to root elsewhere.
Juncus “Javelin”
J. pallidus “Javelin”
Rush
Well adapted to our dry summers and wet winters, this tall rush flushes with bright green leaves in spring that develop into hues of blue as the season progresses.
Juncus acutus
Rush
Sharp tipped evergreen rush from native creeksides, can handle moderate water and full summer drought. Used in basketry.
Juncus patens
Rush
Versatile rush adapted to our dry summers and wet winters. Forming a dense clump and flowering in Feb thru Oct.
Juncus patens “Elk Blue”
Rush
Dense, grass-like clumps of smooth blue-grey stems. Adapted to dry summers and wet winters, can tolerate dry shade to standing water in full sun.