Jatropha podagrica Rescue Boxes This plant does best in

This plant does best in bright

Cultivar with origins in Central America (mainly Mexico)

Beautifully pebbled foliage

lusher growth

ornamental cactus with slender hanging foliage

Jatropha podagrica Rescue Boxes This plant does best inWidely known as the Buddha belly plant, this quirky plant develops a swollen, bottle shaped caudex at its base that gives it an unmistakable silhouette. Large, lobed leaves rise from the top of the stem, and mature plants produce striking clusters of small coral red flowers on long stalks that hover above the foliage. Origins Jatropha podagrica is native to tropical Central America, with a natural range across Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa