Buttonbush

Kapok

About Buttonbush and Kapok

Buttonbush

Kapok

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Tree

Origin

South Africa

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

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

710

0 40000

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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm1,830.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Toxic

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for woodware

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

Ceiba pentandra

Common Name

Buttonbush

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

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

In German

Button Strauch

Kapok baum

In French

buttonbush arbuste

Fromager

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Ceiba

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Ceiba

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Mafumeira

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Ceiba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Malvales

Family

Bruniaceae

Bombacaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Ceiba

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1210

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and Kapok

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Kapok

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

Buttonbush and Kapok Physical Information

Buttonbush and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Kapok are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Buttonbush and Kapok

Care of Buttonbush and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.