Kapok

Silver Sage

About Kapok and Silver Sage

Kapok

Silver Sage

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Herbs, Shrub

Origin

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

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

1025

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8 - 5

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm50.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Oval with a pointed tip and fine teeth along their edges

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well 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, Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Snails

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

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

Antiseptic, Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

SALVIA argentea

Common Name

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

Silver Clary, Silver Sage

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

रजत बाबा

In German

Kapok baum

Silver Sage

In French

Fromager

Silver Sage

In Spanish

Ceiba

silver Sage

In Greek

Ceiba

Silver Sage

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

silver Sage

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

silver Sage

In Latin

Ceiba

Argentum Sage

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Lamiales

Family

Bombacaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Salvia

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

10900

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Silver Sage

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Silver Sage

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

Kapok and Silver Sage Physical Information

Kapok and Silver Sage physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Silver Sage height is 10.20 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Silver Sage are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Silver Sage flower color: White
Silver Sage leaf color: Silver

Care of Kapok and Silver Sage

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