Kapok

Lungwort

About Kapok and Lungwort

Kapok

Lungwort

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

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

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Number of Varieties

1018

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Forest edges, Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-154-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8-4

Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm25.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Lung shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

In Summer

Moderate

Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

In Winter

Average Water

Adequately

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Powdery mildew, Slugs

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

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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

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

Common Name

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

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Lungwort

In German

Kapok baum

Lungenkraut

In French

Fromager

pulmonaire

In Spanish

Ceiba

Lungwort

In Greek

Ceiba

Lungwort

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

pulmonária

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

płucnik

In Latin

Ceiba

Lungwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Ascomycota

Class

Magnoliopsida

Ascomycetes

Order

Malvales

Peltigerales

Family

Bombacaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Pulmonaria

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Boragineae

Subfamily

Boraginoideae

Number of Species

1018

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Lungwort

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Lungwort

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

Kapok and Lungwort Physical Information

Kapok and Lungwort physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Lungwort height is 25.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Lungwort are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Lungwort flower color: Pink, Rose and Blue Violet
Lungwort leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Kapok and Lungwort

Care of Kapok and Lungwort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Lungwort 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 Lungwort needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Adequately.