Colchicum

Kapok

About Colchicum and Kapok

Colchicum

Kapok

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

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

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

4510

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-15

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm1,830.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Ample Water

Moderate

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

Ceiba pentandra

Common Name

Colchicum

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

In Hindi

colchicum

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

In German

colchicum

Kapok baum

In French

colchique

Fromager

In Spanish

Colchicum

Ceiba

In Greek

Colchicum

Ceiba

In Portuguese

Colchicum

Mafumeira

In Polish

Colchicum

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

In Latin

Colchicum

Ceiba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Malvales

Family

Liliaceae

Bombacaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Ceiba

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

16010

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Colchicum and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Colchicum and Kapok. Colchicum doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Colchicum does not have fragrant flowers. Colchicum has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting and Kapok has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting. 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 Colchicum and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Kapok

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

Colchicum and Kapok Physical Information

Colchicum and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Kapok are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Colchicum and Kapok

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