Kapok

Sweetscented Marigold

About Kapok and Sweetscented Marigold

Kapok

Sweetscented Marigold

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

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

Mexico, Central America

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Number of Varieties

1050

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-159-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12 - 1

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

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm50.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

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

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

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

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Seeds

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Flower borders

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Tagetes lucida

Common Name

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

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

sweetscented marigold

In German

Kapok baum

süß duftend Ringelblume

In French

Fromager

Yauhtli

In Spanish

Ceiba

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

In Greek

Ceiba

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Tarragon Mexicano

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

słodkie pachnące nagietka

In Latin

Ceiba

sweetscented marigold

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Asterales

Family

Bombacaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Ceiba

Tagetes

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1050

1 27800

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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.