Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
North America, Western United States, Canada
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
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Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
110
0
40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-99-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-7
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Cone shaped
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Flower borders, Landscape
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Matricaria discoidea
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Pineapple Weed
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Strahlenlose Kamille
Kapok baum
In French
Matricaire odorante
Fromager
In Spanish
Pineapple Weed
Ceiba
In Greek
ξύλο ανανά
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Pineapple Weed
Mafumeira
In Polish
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Pineapple Weed
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Malvales
Family
Asteraceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Matricaria
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Anthemideae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
110
1
27800
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