Kapok

String Bean

About Kapok and String Bean

Kapok

String Bean

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

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

Central America, South America

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Bush Beans, Pole Beans

Number of Varieties

102

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 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

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm210.00 cm

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water evenly

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

5-10-10 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight

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

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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

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Beautiful Skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Cancer, Diuretic, Homeopathy, Hypotensive, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used for making brown dye, Used in biomass, Used in in reviving woollen fabrics

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Purple King'

Common Name

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

String bean, Field bean, French bean

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

String Bean

In German

Kapok baum

Bohne

In French

Fromager

Haricot vert

In Spanish

Ceiba

String Bean

In Greek

Ceiba

Αμπελοφάσουλο

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Feijão de corda

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Fasolka szparagowa

In Latin

Ceiba

Gloria Bean

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Fabales

Family

Bombacaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Phaseolus

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

10115

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and String Bean

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and String Bean

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

Kapok and String Bean Physical Information

Kapok and String Bean physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas String Bean height is 210.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and String Bean are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
String Bean flower color: Lavender
String Bean leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Kapok and String Bean

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