Kapok

Hippeastrum

About Kapok and Hippeastrum

Kapok

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

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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)▶

38.10 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

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30.10 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

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

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

Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Deer resistant

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

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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

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

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

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Hippeastrum

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Hippeastrum

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

Kapok and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Kapok and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Hippeastrum

Care of Kapok and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.