Kapok

Tall Fescue

About Kapok and Tall Fescue

Kapok

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

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

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

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

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Tall Fescue

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

Kapok and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Kapok and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Kapok and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Kapok and Tall Fescue

Care of Kapok and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.