{"product_id":"jatropha-podagrica","title":"Jatropha podagrica","description":"\u003cp\u003eJatropha podagrica. Native to the tropical Americas and southern Mexico, this fascinating plant is grown worldwide for its unusual appearance and mature caudex development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most captivating feature of the Buddha Belly Plant is its grey-green, bottle-shaped, and knobby trunk (caudex) that serves as a water reservoir. From the top of this swollen base, large, leathery, shield-shaped, 3-5 lobed leaves emerge, creating a beautiful tropical umbrella-like canopy. The leaves can reach up to 6 inches across in the sun and double in size in the shade. Adding to its allure, the plant produces stunning, long-lasting clusters of bright scarlet-orange, coral-like flowers with yellow anthers, blooming on and off throughout the year, even into winter after the leaves have dropped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter flowering, the plant develops oval green seed capsules that mature to brown and explode, launching seeds several feet away. This fascinating natural phenomenon makes it a great conversation starter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare Instructions: Provide full sun to bright, filtered light for the best growth and flowering. It will thrive in a south, east, or west-facing window. Water moderately during the growing season and allow the soil to dry out between waterings. This plant is drought-tolerant and will not tolerate standing water. Reduce watering significantly in the autumn and winter when the plant is dormant and may drop its leaves. For a mature plant, this may mean watering only once a month during winter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rainforest Flora","offers":[{"title":"4” Pot","offer_id":49880808554738,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"6” Pot","offer_id":49880808587506,"sku":null,"price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1763\/5826\/files\/8A47BF7E-83EC-4A21-B004-4DB61C704F65.jpg?v=1785882237","url":"https:\/\/rainforestflora.com\/products\/jatropha-podagrica","provider":"Rainforest Flora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}