Kapok

Tabardillo

About Kapok and Tabardillo

Kapok

Tabardillo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Shrub

Origin

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

Mexico

Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

108

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Habitat

Tropical regions

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-159-14

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

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

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Brown, Light Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water excessively, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply

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

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

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

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

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, 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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Tropical, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

CALLIANDRA californica

Common Name

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

Baja fairy duster Zapotillo Chuparosa

In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

tabardillo

In German

Kapok baum

tabardillo

In French

Fromager

tabardillo

In Spanish

Ceiba

tabardillo

In Greek

Ceiba

Tabardillo

In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Tabardillo

In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Tabardillo

In Latin

Ceiba

Tabardillo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Fabales

Family

Bombacaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Calliandra

Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1030

1 27800

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Properties of Kapok and Tabardillo

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Tabardillo

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

Kapok and Tabardillo Physical Information

Kapok and Tabardillo physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Tabardillo height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Tabardillo are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Tabardillo flower color: Red
Tabardillo leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Tabardillo

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