Kapok

Lemon Verbena

About Kapok and Lemon Verbena

Kapok

Lemon Verbena

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

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

Argentina, Chile

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Aloysia arequipensis,Aloysia brasiliensis,Aloysia barbata

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Roadsides, Scrubs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (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)▶

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Rank: N/A (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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Brownish Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Insects, Red blotch

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

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

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5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

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

Antispasmodic, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Repellent, Used as an insecticide

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, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

ALOYSIA triphylla

7.2 Common Name

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

Lemon Verbena, Lemon beebrush

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Lemon Verbena

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Lemon Verbena

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Aloysia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Aloysia triphylla

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Lemon Verbena

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Aloysia triphylla

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Lemon Verbena

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Lemon Verbena

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Aloysia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Lemon Verbena

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Lemon Verbena

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

Kapok and Lemon Verbena Physical Information

Kapok and Lemon Verbena physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Lemon Verbena height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Kapok and Lemon Verbena are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Lemon Verbena flower color: White
Lemon Verbena leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Lemon Verbena

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