Kapok

Clumping Bamboo

About Kapok and Clumping Bamboo

Kapok

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Grass

Origin

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

China

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

1030

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-158-12

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm1,070.00 cm

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

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

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

बांस

In German

Kapok baum

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Fromager

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Ceiba

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Ceiba

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Ceiba

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Malvales

Cyperales

Family

Bombacaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Bambusa

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

101200

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Properties of Kapok and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Clumping Bamboo

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

Kapok and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Kapok and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Kapok and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.