Kapok

Ponytail Palm

About Kapok and Ponytail Palm

Kapok

Ponytail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Mexico

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

gardens, Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,830.00 cm

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365.76 cm

Rank: 52 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

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, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long hair-like leaves

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

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

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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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

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6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

BEAUCARNEA recurvata

7.2 Common Name

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

Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Ponytail Palm

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Pferdeschwanz Palm

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Ponytail Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Cola de caballo de palma

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

αλογοουρά παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

rabo- de palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

kucyk palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

ponytail palmarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Beaucarnea

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Ponytail Palm

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Ponytail Palm

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

Kapok and Ponytail Palm Physical Information

Kapok and Ponytail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Ponytail Palm height is 457.20 cm and width 365.76 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Ponytail Palm are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Ponytail Palm flower color: Ivory
Ponytail Palm leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Ponytail Palm

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