Kapok

Canna

About Kapok and Canna

Kapok

Canna

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

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

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10411

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-158-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,830.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Butterflies, Insects

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

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CANNA

7.2 Common Name

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

Canna, Canna Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

भंग लिली

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Canna Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Canna

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Canna lirio

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Canna κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Canna

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Canna lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Canna lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Cannaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Canna

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1019

1 27800

Properties of Kapok and Canna

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Kapok and Flame-of-the-forest

Kapok and Brazilwood

Kapok and Incense Cedar

» More

More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Kapok and Canna

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

Kapok and Canna Physical Information

Kapok and Canna physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Canna height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Kapok and Canna are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Canna flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose and Salmon
Canna leaf color: Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Kapok and Canna

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