Portulaca

Kapok

About Portulaca and Kapok

Portulaca

Kapok

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

Origin

South America

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

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

Number of Varieties

5010

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-119-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-7

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm1,830.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

Ceiba pentandra

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

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

In Hindi

Portulaca

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

In German

Portulak

Kapok baum

In French

portulaca

Fromager

In Spanish

Portulaca

Ceiba

In Greek

Portulaca

Ceiba

In Portuguese

Portulaca

Mafumeira

In Polish

Portulaca

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

In Latin

Portulaca

Ceiba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Malvales

Family

Portulacaceae

Bombacaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Ceiba

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

110

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Kapok

Wondering what are the properties of Portulaca and Kapok? We provide you with everything About Portulaca and Kapok. Portulaca doesn't have thorns and Kapok doesn't have thorns. Also Portulaca does not have fragrant flowers. Portulaca has allergic reactions like and Kapok has allergic reactions like . 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 Portulaca and Kapok and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Kapok

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

Portulaca and Kapok Physical Information

Portulaca and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Kapok are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Kapok

Care of Portulaca and Kapok include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water.