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Mbuluki (Jatropha multifida) seeds
(Coral Plant, Physic Nut, Miodine)
Family: Spurge (Euphorbiaceae)
Hardiness: Protect from frost.
Tropical woody perennial with milky sap that is used as a flexible and antiseptic bandage. In Africa this plant is known as "Miodine" which literally means "tree of iodine" because of its antiseptic sap. The flowers are extraordinary and the leaf is really unmatched for comeliness. This is one of the prettiest plants I've come across, and best yet it is an easy and extremely interesting germinator (although it really requires greenhouse temperatures or grow lights to give it enough heat to germ. The nutlets are large, as big as hazel nuts, and they absolutely must be stratified by rubbing through the outer seed coat to expose the white endosperm before planting in fast-draining soil. Volcanic germ within three weeks. I haven't planted a dud yet. Keep warm and in well-drained soil, water sparingly, keep in a pot or if you are in zone 8 or up you can probably grow it outdoors as an extremely attractive, drought tolerant, multi-stemmed perennial medicine chest.
3 seeds/pkt, open pollinated
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