Kapok

Bellflower

About Kapok and Bellflower

Kapok

Bellflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Campanula persicifolia, Campanula glomerata, Campanula carpatica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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Not Available

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PORTLANDIA grandiflora

7.2 Common Name

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

Bellflower, Jamaican Tree-lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Bellflower plant

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Glockenblumen - Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

plante Bellflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

planta de Bellflower

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

φυτό καμπανούλα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

planta Bellflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

dzwonek roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

bellflower herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Rubiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Portlandia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chiococceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cinchonoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Bellflower

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Bellflower

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

Kapok and Bellflower Physical Information

Kapok and Bellflower physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Bellflower height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Bellflower are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Bellflower flower color: White and Light Pink
Bellflower leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Bellflower

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