Kapok

White Zinnia

About Kapok and White Zinnia

Kapok

White Zinnia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Shrub

1.3 Origin

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

Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

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1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

45.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Mid Summer, Summer

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

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Ample Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

Fine

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

allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

No Beauty Benefits

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

Food for insects, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

No Medicinal Use

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

Economic Purpose, 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

Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges, Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Zinnia acerosa

7.2 Common Name

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

desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia and spinyleaf zinnia

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

White Zinnia

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Weiß Zinnia

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Blanc Zinnia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Zinnia blanco

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

λευκό Zinnia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

branco Zinnia

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Biały Zinnia

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Zinnia album

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Zinnia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and White Zinnia

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and White Zinnia

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

Kapok and White Zinnia Physical Information

Kapok and White Zinnia physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas White Zinnia height is 45.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and White Zinnia are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
White Zinnia flower color: White
White Zinnia leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Kapok and White Zinnia

Care of Kapok and White Zinnia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and White Zinnia pruning is done Remove dead branches and Remove dead flowers. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer White Zinnia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water.