Kapok

Sweetscented Marigold

About Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold

Kapok

Sweetscented Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

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

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12 - 1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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1,830.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,830.00 cm

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50.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

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

Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Matte

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Not Available

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food

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

Flower borders

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Tagetes lucida

7.2 Common Name

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

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

sweetscented marigold

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

süß duftend Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Yauhtli

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Tarragon Mexicano

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

słodkie pachnące nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

sweetscented marigold

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold

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

Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold Physical Information

Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold

Care of Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetscented Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.