Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
1020
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-154-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
9 - 1
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
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Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
Kapok baum
Pfeifengras
In French
Fromager
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
Ceiba
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
Ceiba
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
purple moor-grass
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
Ceiba
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malvales
Cyperales
Family
Bombacaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Molinia
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
102
1
27800
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