Kapok

Chile Pepper

About Kapok and Chile Pepper

Kapok

Chile Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

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

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

Number of Varieties

106000

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1510-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm61.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Water frequently while growing

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

Common Name

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

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Chile Pepper

In German

Kapok baum

Chile-Pfeffer

In French

Fromager

Chili Pepper

In Spanish

Ceiba

La pimienta de Chile

In Greek

Ceiba

Χιλή πιπέρι

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

pimenta do Chile

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Chile Pepper

In Latin

Ceiba

Chile Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Solanales

Family

Bombacaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Capsicum

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

10100

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Chile Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Chile Pepper

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

Kapok and Chile Pepper Physical Information

Kapok and Chile Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Chile Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Chile Pepper are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Chile Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Chile Pepper leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Kapok and Chile Pepper

Care of Kapok and Chile Pepper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Chile Pepper 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 Chile Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.