Kapok

Fuchsia

About Kapok and Fuchsia

Kapok

Fuchsia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Forest edges, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

9-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

10-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

16, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

45.70 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)▶

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Unknown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

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

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

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, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Asthma, Hay fever

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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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Unknown

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

FUCHSIA triphylla

7.2 Common Name

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

Fuchsia

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

फ्यूशिया

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Fuchsie

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Fuchsia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Fucsia

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

φουξία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Fúcsia

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Fuksja

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Fuchsia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Malvales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Onagraceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Fuchsia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Fuchsia

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Fuchsia

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

Kapok and Fuchsia Physical Information

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

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Fuchsia flower color: Orange Red
Fuchsia leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Fuchsia

Care of Kapok and Fuchsia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Fuchsia pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fuchsia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.