Kapok

Hairy Bittercress

About Kapok and Hairy Bittercress

Kapok

Hairy Bittercress

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Admiral Pepper,Bell Pepper,Mohawk Pepper,Yolo Wonder Pepper

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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150

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Cropland, Oil fields, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

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

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10.20 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)▶

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, 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

Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Unknown

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CARDAMINE hirsuta

7.2 Common Name

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

Hairy Bittercress

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

बालों वाली Bittercress

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Hairy Bittercress

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Bittercress Poilu

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Bittercress Peludo

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

τριχωτές Bittercress

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Bittercress cabeludo

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

włochaty Bittercress

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

pilosus bittercress

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

Cardamine

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Hairy Bittercress

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Hairy Bittercress

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

Kapok and Hairy Bittercress Physical Information

Kapok and Hairy Bittercress physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Hairy Bittercress height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Hairy Bittercress are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Hairy Bittercress flower color: White
Hairy Bittercress leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Hairy Bittercress

Care of Kapok and Hairy Bittercress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Hairy Bittercress pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Prune to control growth. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hairy Bittercress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.