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About Kapok and Tree Echium

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
1.2 Type
Tree
Tree
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Canary Islands
1.4 Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
10
Rank: 82 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15
8-10
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-7
9 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 22 (Overall)
240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 7 (Overall)
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Light Blue, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Lobed
2.4 Thorns
9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
16% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
42% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
12% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
28% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
10% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
16% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
10% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
45% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
10% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
4% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
14% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
63% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Not Available
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
74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
61% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Sometimes
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
All Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
ECHIUM pininana
7.2 Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
7.2.1 In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Tree Echium
7.2.2 In German
Kapok baum
Baum Aciam
7.2.3 In French
Fromager
Arbre ACIAM
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ceiba
árbol Aciam
7.2.5 In Greek
Ceiba
δέντρο Aciam
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mafumeira
árvore Aciam
7.2.7 In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
drzewo Aciam
7.2.8 In Latin
Ceiba
lignum Aciam
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malvales
Lamiales
8.5 Family
Bombacaceae
Boraginaceae
8.6 Genus
Ceiba
Echium
8.7 Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
10
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Kapok and Tree Echium

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

Season and Care of Kapok and Tree Echium

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

Kapok and Tree Echium Physical Information

Kapok and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Tree Echium are as follows:

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Kapok and Tree Echium

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