Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
South Africa
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Ipomoea quamoclit
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-109-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
12-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, Alternate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
-
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
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ipomoea quamoclit
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
star glory , hummingbird vine
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Kunjlata
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Ipomoea quamoclit
Kapok baum
In French
Ipomoea quamoclit
Fromager
In Spanish
Ipomoea quamoclit
Ceiba
In Greek
Ipomoea quamoclit
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Ipomoea quamoclit
Mafumeira
In Polish
Ipomoea quamoclit
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Ipomoea quamoclit
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Malvales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ipomoeeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2510
1
27800
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