Kapok

Yellow Foxglove

About Kapok and Yellow Foxglove

Kapok

Yellow Foxglove

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Turkey

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Carillon, Temple Bells

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-153-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

8 - 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

1,830.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,830.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Light Yellow, Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings, Seperation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

cut main flower spike

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Blurred vision, Confusion, Depression, Diarrhea, Disorientation, drowsiness, Fainting, Halos around objects, Headache, Irregular or slow heartbeat, Lethargy, Loss of appetite, Low blood pressure, Nausea, Rash, Stomach pain, Vomiting, weakness

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

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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

No Medicinal Use

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

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, Cutflower, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

DIGITALIS grandiflora

7.2 Common Name

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

Large Yellow Foxglove, Yellow Foxglove

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

पीला Foxglove

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

Gelber Fingerhut

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

Digitale Jaune

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

Foxglove amarillo

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

κίτρινο Foxglove

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

Foxglove amarelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

żółty naparstnica

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

Yellow Foxglove

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Digitalis

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

10NA

1 27800

Properties of Kapok and Yellow Foxglove

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

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Season and Care of Kapok and Yellow Foxglove

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

Kapok and Yellow Foxglove Physical Information

Kapok and Yellow Foxglove physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Yellow Foxglove height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Yellow Foxglove are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Yellow Foxglove flower color: Light Yellow and Brown
Yellow Foxglove leaf color: Green

Care of Kapok and Yellow Foxglove

Care of Kapok and Yellow Foxglove include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Yellow Foxglove pruning is done cut main flower spike. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Yellow Foxglove needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.