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About Sweet Onion and Kapok

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
10
Rank: 82 (Overall)
10
Rank: 82 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens
Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
9-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
12-7
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 22 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
10.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1,830.00 cm
Rank: 7 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow green
Red, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Yellow green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Linear
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
66% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Sets
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
Not Available
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Not Available
25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !
41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
1% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
98% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'
Ceiba pentandra
7.2 Common Name
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
मीठा प्याज
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
7.2.2 In German
Sweet Onion
Kapok baum
7.2.3 In French
oignon doux
Fromager
7.2.4 In Spanish
Cebolla dulce
Ceiba
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι
Ceiba
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cebola doce
Mafumeira
7.2.7 In Polish
słodka Cebula
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
7.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis cepa
Ceiba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
Malvales
8.5 Family
Liliaceae
Bombacaceae
8.6 Genus
Allium
Ceiba
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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800
Rank: 23 (Overall)
10
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Sweet Onion and Kapok

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

Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Kapok

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

Sweet Onion and Kapok Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Kapok physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Kapok are as follows:

  • Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green

  • Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

  • Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red

  • Kapok leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Kapok

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