Kapok

Silver Wattle

About Kapok and Silver Wattle

Kapok

Silver Wattle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

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

Australia

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

102

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Habitat

Tropical regions

open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-158-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

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

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm530.00 cm

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm530.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very 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

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Moderate

Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate

Adequately

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

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought, Salt

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

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

Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Acacia retinodes

Common Name

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

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

Silver Wattle

In German

Kapok baum

Silver Wattle

In French

Fromager

Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

Ceiba

acacia amarilla

In Greek

Ceiba

ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Silver Wattle

In Latin

Ceiba

Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Fabales

Family

Bombacaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Acacia

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

10950

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Silver Wattle

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Silver Wattle

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

Kapok and Silver Wattle Physical Information

Kapok and Silver Wattle physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Silver Wattle height is 530.00 cm and width 530.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Silver Wattle are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Silver Wattle flower color: Yellow
Silver Wattle leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Kapok and Silver Wattle

Care of Kapok and Silver Wattle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Silver Wattle pruning is done Prune after flowering. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Wattle needs Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Average Water.