Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Tree
Origin
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Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
11710
0
40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-7
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
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
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval with toothed margin
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Moderate
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
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
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
breathing problems, sneezing
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects, Very little waste
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Kalanchoe
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Kalanchoe
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Kalanchoe
Kapok baum
In French
Kalanchoe
Fromager
In Spanish
Kalanchoe
Ceiba
In Greek
Kalanchoe
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Kalanchoe
Mafumeira
In Polish
Kalanchoe
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Kalanchoe
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Malvales
Family
Crassulaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Kalanchoe
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11710
1
27800
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