Canada Lily

Kapok

About Canada Lily and Kapok

Canada Lily

Kapok

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia

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

1.4 Types

Tiger lily, Columbia lily, Woody lily

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

410

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woods

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-89-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

30.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze

Red, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow green, Sandy Brown

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Narrow

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

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, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, 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

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

Not Available

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

Deers, Insects, Moths

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Headache

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Cough, Fever, Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers, Root, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LILIUM canadense

Ceiba pentandra

7.2 Common Name

Meadow lily

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

कनाडा लिली

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

7.2.2 In German

Kanada Lily

Kapok baum

7.2.3 In French

Lily Canada

Fromager

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kanada Lily

Ceiba

7.2.5 In Greek

Kanada Lily

Ceiba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kanada Lily

Mafumeira

7.2.7 In Polish

Kanada Lily

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Canada Lily

Ceiba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Bombacaceae

8.6 Genus

Lilium

Ceiba

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Lilieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Lilioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA10

1 27800

Properties of Canada Lily and Kapok

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

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Season and Care of Canada Lily and Kapok

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

Canada Lily and Kapok Physical Information

Canada Lily and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Canada Lily height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Canada Lily and Kapok are as follows:

Canada Lily flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy and Bronze
Canada Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Canada Lily and Kapok

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