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About Kapok and Plume Grass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Grass

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae

Number of Varieties

10190
0 40000
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Habitat

Tropical regions
marshes, Riverbanks

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-156-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-7
9 - 6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm120.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red
Purple, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
White, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Purple, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Purple, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Water once every two or three weeks

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
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Cut back all stems to the same height

Fertilizers

Nitrogen
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Drought, Edema

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought

Facts

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
Birds

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Noxious Weed

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Borders, Showy Purposes

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
Erosion control

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds
Leaves

Other Uses

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Cultivated for fodder

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra
SACCHARUM ravennae

Common Name

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Plume Grass

In German

Kapok baum
Plume Gras

In French

Fromager
Plume Herbe

In Spanish

Ceiba
Penacho de hierba

In Greek

Ceiba
Plume Grass

In Portuguese

Mafumeira
Plume grama

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Pióropusz Trawa

In Latin

Ceiba
Kessinger Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Malvales
Cyperales

Family

Bombacaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Ceiba
Saccharum

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Andropogoneae

Subfamily

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Panicoideae

Number of Species

10400
1 27800
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Properties of Kapok and Plume Grass

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

Season and Care of Kapok and Plume Grass

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

Kapok and Plume Grass Physical Information

Kapok and Plume Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Plume Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Plume Grass are as follows:

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

  • Plume Grass flower color: Purple and Silver

  • Plume Grass leaf color: White and Gray Green

Care of Kapok and Plume Grass

Care of Kapok and Plume Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Plume Grass pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Plume Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.