1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
1.3 Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-5
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light 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
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
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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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for producing cooking oil, Used in paper industry
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
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CHORISIA speciosa
7.2 Common Name
Chorisia, Floss Silk Tree, Silk Floss Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Chorisia
7.2.2 In German
Chorisia
7.2.3 In French
Chorisia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chorisia
7.2.5 In Greek
Chorisia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Chorisia
7.2.7 In Polish
Chorisia
7.2.8 In Latin
Chorisia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malvales
8.5 Family
Bombacaceae
8.6 Genus
Ceiba
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Bombacoideae
8.10 Number of Species