Kapok

Meadow Saffron

About Kapok and Meadow Saffron

Kapok

Meadow Saffron

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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

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

Number of Varieties

105

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

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 cm12.70 cm

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm20.30 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Purple, 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 Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

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

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist

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

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Dry root rot, Pest Free

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Whiteflies

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Poisonous to grazing animals

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

anti rheumatic, cathartic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Root

Other Uses

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

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

Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

Common Name

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

Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

meadow saffron

In German

Kapok baum

Herbstzeitlose

In French

Fromager

Colchique d'automne

In Spanish

Ceiba

Estado de conservación

In Greek

Ceiba

meadow saffron

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Colchicum autumnale

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Colchicum autumnale

In Latin

Ceiba

autumnale

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Liliales

Family

Bombacaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Colchicum

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1090

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Properties of Kapok and Meadow Saffron

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Meadow Saffron

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

Kapok and Meadow Saffron Physical Information

Kapok and Meadow Saffron physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Meadow Saffron height is 12.70 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Meadow Saffron are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Meadow Saffron flower color: Purple and Violet
Meadow Saffron leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Meadow Saffron

Care of Kapok and Meadow Saffron include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Meadow Saffron pruning is done . In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Saffron needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.