Butterfly Flower

Kapok

About Butterfly Flower and Kapok

Butterfly Flower

Kapok

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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300.00 cm

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1,830.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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300.00 cm

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1,830.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

Red, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CESTRUM elegans

Ceiba pentandra

7.2 Common Name

Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Flower plant

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

Kapok baum

7.2.3 In French

usine de fleur de papillon

Fromager

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de la flor de mariposa

Ceiba

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

Ceiba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta de flor de borboleta

Mafumeira

7.2.7 In Polish

Motyl Kwiat roślin

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Flos plantae Gloria

Ceiba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Bombacaceae

8.6 Genus

Cestrum

Ceiba

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cestreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Browallioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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250

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Properties of Butterfly Flower and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Butterfly Flower and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Butterfly Flower and Kapok. Butterfly Flower doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Butterfly Flower does not have fragrant flowers. Butterfly Flower has allergic reactions like Not Available and Kapok has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Butterfly Flower and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butterfly Flower and Kapok

Season and care of Butterfly Flower and Kapok is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Flower and Kapok Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Flower season is Summer and Fall and Kapok season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Butterfly Flower is Loam, Sand and for Kapok is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butterfly Flower is Acidic, Neutral and for Kapok is Acidic, Neutral.

Butterfly Flower and Kapok Physical Information

Butterfly Flower and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Flower and Kapok are as follows:

Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Flower and Kapok

Care of Butterfly Flower and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Butterfly Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.