Butterfly Tree

Kapok

About Butterfly Tree and Kapok

Butterfly Tree

Kapok

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

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

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

1,830.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,830.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Red, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

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

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

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Ceiba pentandra

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Kapok baum

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Fromager

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Ceiba

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Ceiba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Mafumeira

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Ceiba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Bombacaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Ceiba

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

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8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Butterfly Tree and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Butterfly Tree and Kapok. Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Butterfly Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Butterfly Tree 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 Tree and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Kapok

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

Butterfly Tree and Kapok Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Kapok are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Kapok

Care of Butterfly Tree and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, 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 Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.