Kapok

Eastern Gamagrass

About Kapok and Eastern Gamagrass

Kapok

Eastern Gamagrass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Grass

Origin

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

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Ornamental Grass

Number of Varieties

1020

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12 - 5

Sunset Zone

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm150.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Light Yellow, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Light brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Olive

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Borers, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Insects

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

Common Name

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

Eastern Gamagrass

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

पूर्वी Gamagrass

In German

Kapok baum

Eastern Gamagrass

In French

Fromager

Gamagrass Orient

In Spanish

Ceiba

Maicillo del Este

In Greek

Ceiba

Ανατολική Gamagrass

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Gamagrass Oriental

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Eastern Gamagrass

In Latin

Ceiba

Orientalium Gamagrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Malvales

Poales

Family

Bombacaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Tripsacum

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

101

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Eastern Gamagrass

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Eastern Gamagrass

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

Kapok and Eastern Gamagrass Physical Information

Kapok and Eastern Gamagrass physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Eastern Gamagrass are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive

Care of Kapok and Eastern Gamagrass

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