Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
105
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-155-9
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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
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm45.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Flies
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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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
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Nymphaea alba
In German
Kapok baum
Weiße Seerose
In French
Fromager
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
Ceiba
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
Ceiba
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Ceiba
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Nymphaeales
Family
Bombacaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Nymphaea
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Cassidinae
Number of Species
1050
1
27800
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