Kapok

Peruvian Apple Cactus

About Kapok and Peruvian Apple Cactus

Kapok

Peruvian Apple Cactus

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Cactus

1.3 Origin

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

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

11-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

1,830.00 cm

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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 Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Never Over-water

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

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

✔ ✘

74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Antioxidants, Indigestion, Oedema, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CEREUS hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus

7.2 Common Name

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

Peruvian Apple Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Peruvian Apple cactus

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Peruanische Apple-Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Péruvienne d'Apple Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Peruana de Apple Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Του Περού μήλο κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Cactus a Apple peruana

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Peruwiański Jabłko Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Apple Peruviani Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Caryophyllidae

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Cereus

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Kapok and Peruvian Apple Cactus

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Kapok and Flame-of-the-forest

Kapok and Brazilwood

Kapok and Incense Cedar

» More

More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Kapok and Peruvian Apple Cactus

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

Kapok and Peruvian Apple Cactus Physical Information

Kapok and Peruvian Apple Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Peruvian Apple Cactus height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Peruvian Apple Cactus are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Peruvian Apple Cactus flower color: White and Yellow
Peruvian Apple Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Peruvian Apple Cactus

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