Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
China
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Caliicarpa bodinieri, Callicarpa dichotoma, Caliicarpa japonica
Number of Varieties
1020
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
8-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm609.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm243.84 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green, Rose
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Dysentry, Fever, Malaria, Rheumatism, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Cattle Fodder, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
CALLICARPA bodinieri 'Profusion'
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Beautyberry
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Beauty Berry Plant
In German
Kapok baum
Schönheit Berry Pflanze
In French
Fromager
Beauté Berry Plante
In Spanish
Ceiba
Planta de la baya de belleza
In Greek
Ceiba
Ομορφιά Berry Φυτών
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Planta Berry beleza
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Beauty Berry roślin
In Latin
Ceiba
Planta forma Berry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Lamiales
Family
Bombacaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Callicarpa
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
10140
1
27800
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