Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Perennial
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
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Number of Varieties
10220
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-155-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
9-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
IBERIS sempervirens
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Candytuft
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Candytuft
In German
Kapok baum
Schleifenblume
In French
Fromager
candytuft
In Spanish
Ceiba
candytuft
In Greek
Ceiba
candytuft
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
ibero
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
candytuft
In Latin
Ceiba
Coleus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Brassicales
Family
Bombacaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Iberis
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1050
1
27800
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