Kapok

Lamb's Lettuce

About Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce

Kapok

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

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

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

101

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-1

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

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm7.60 cm

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm10.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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 leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

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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

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Added to salads, Used As Food

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

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

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Kapok baum

Feldsalat

In French

Fromager

Mâche

In Spanish

Ceiba

Miramores

In Greek

Ceiba

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Roszpunka

In Latin

Ceiba

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Dipsacales

Family

Bombacaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Valerianella

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

10100

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.