Kapok

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Kapok

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

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

Not Available

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs very little water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

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

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

106

1 27800

Properties of Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Season and care of Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kapok season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Kapok is Loam, Sand and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Kapok is Acidic, Neutral and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available.

Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Kapok and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.