Kapok

Lungwort

About Kapok and Lungwort

Kapok

Lungwort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Forest edges, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8-4

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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25.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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30.50 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

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Lung 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

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Drought Tolerant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Adequately

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Powdery mildew, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Matte

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

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, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

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

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

Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

7.2 Common Name

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

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Lungwort

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

pulmonaire

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Lungwort

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Lungwort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

pulmonária

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

płucnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Lungwort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Ascomycota

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Ascomycetes

8.4 Order

Malvales

Peltigerales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Pulmonaria

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Boragineae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Boraginoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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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.