Kapok

Pink Pampas Grass

About Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass

Kapok

Pink Pampas Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

South America, Argentina

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-157-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

long with sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

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, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water excessively, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Prune before Winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Free of serious pests and diseases

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought, moderate salt tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Birds, songbirds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowering Tips, Stem, Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CORTADERIA selloana 'Carminea Rendatleri'

7.2 Common Name

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

Pampas Grass, Pink Pampas Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Pink Pampas grass

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Pink Pampas grass

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Herbe Pampas rose

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Hierba de color rosa Pampas

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

Pink Pampas grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Grama de Pampas rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Różowy Pampas trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Pink Pampas grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Cortaderia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

10NA

1 27800

Properties of Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass? We provide you with everything About Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass. Kapok has thorns and Pink Pampas 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 Pink Pampas 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 Pink Pampas Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass

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

Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass Physical Information

Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Pink Pampas Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Pink Pampas Grass flower color: Pink
Pink Pampas Grass leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Kapok and Pink Pampas Grass

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