Kapok

Hyacinth

About Kapok and Hyacinth

Kapok

Hyacinth

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

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

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

Number of Varieties

1030

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Mediterranean region

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-154-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long slender

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Insects

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

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

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Hyacinthus orientalis

Common Name

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

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

ह्यचीन्थ

In German

Kapok baum

Hyazinthe

In French

Fromager

jacinthe

In Spanish

Ceiba

jacinto

In Greek

Ceiba

υάκινθος

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

jacinto

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

hiacynt

In Latin

Ceiba

et hyacinthinas,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Malvales

Liliales

Family

Bombacaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Hyacinthus

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

103

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Hyacinth

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Hyacinth

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

Kapok and Hyacinth Physical Information

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

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Hyacinth leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Hyacinth

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