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About Kapok and Needle Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Grass

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

1040
0 40000
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Habitat

Tropical regions
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-156-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-7
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm76.20 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
Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Moderate
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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
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Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
-

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Borders, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds
Fibre

Other Uses

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Needle Grass

In German

Kapok baum
Nadel- Gras

In French

Fromager
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

Ceiba
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

Ceiba
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

Mafumeira
agulha Relva

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
igła do trawy

In Latin

Ceiba
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Malvales
Cyperales

Family

Bombacaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Ceiba
Stipa

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Stipeae

Subfamily

-
Pooideae

Number of Species

10150
1 27800
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Properties of Kapok and Needle Grass

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

Season and Care of Kapok and Needle Grass

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

Kapok and Needle Grass Physical Information

Kapok and Needle Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Needle Grass height is 76.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Needle Grass are as follows:

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

  • Needle Grass flower color: Ivory, Light Green and Silver

  • Needle Grass leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Kapok and Needle Grass

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