Kapok

Haricots Verts

About Kapok and Haricots Verts

Kapok

Haricots Verts

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

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

Central America, South America

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Golden Wax Bean, Romano bean

Number of Varieties

10130

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Fields, orchards

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

White, Green, Dark Red, Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not let dry out between waterings, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

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

Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PHASEOLUS vulgaris

Common Name

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

Green Beans

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

फलियां

In German

Kapok baum

Bohnen

In French

Fromager

haricots

In Spanish

Ceiba

Green Beans

In Greek

Ceiba

φασόλια

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

feijões

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

fasola

In Latin

Ceiba

fabam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Fagales

Family

Bombacaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Phaseolus

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

10130

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Haricots Verts

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Haricots Verts

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

Kapok and Haricots Verts Physical Information

Kapok and Haricots Verts physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Haricots Verts height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Haricots Verts are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Haricots Verts flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Haricots Verts leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Haricots Verts

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