Kapok

Dame's Rocket

About Kapok and Dame's Rocket

Kapok

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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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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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

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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

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, 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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

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

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Dame's Rocket

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

Kapok and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Kapok and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Dame's Rocket

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