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Dame's Rocket and Kapok


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Tree  
Herbs  

Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia  
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia  

Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum  
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower  

Number of Varieties
10  
99+
4  

Habitat
Tropical regions  
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15  
4-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-7  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm  
22
60.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm  
7
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red, Orange Red  
White, Pink, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate  
Ovate  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry  

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  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
Nitrogen  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds  
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects  

Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing  
Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic  
Nutrients  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds  
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant  
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical  
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra  
HESPERIS matronalis  

Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree  
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket  

In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली  
डेम के रॉकेट  

In German
Kapok baum  
Rockets Freifrau  

In French
Fromager  
Rocket Dame  

In Spanish
Ceiba  
Rocket Dame  

In Greek
Ceiba  
Rocket Dame του  

In Portuguese
Mafumeira  
Rocket de Dame  

In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy  
Rocket Dame  

In Latin
Ceiba  
Hesperis Rocket  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Malvales  
Brassicales  

Family
Bombacaceae  
Brassicaceae  

Genus
Ceiba  
Hesperis  

Clade
Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Hylocereeae  

Subfamily
-  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
10  
99+
50  

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Difference Between Kapok and Dame's Rocket

If you are confused whether Kapok or Dame's Rocket are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Kapok and Dame's Rocket Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Kapok are Nitrogen, whereas for Dame's Rocket fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Kapok and Dame's Rocket if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Kapok and Dame's Rocket

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Kapok and Dame's Rocket. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Kapok and Dame's Rocket as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Kapok is Aphrodisiac and Diuretic whereas of Dame's Rocket is Nutrients. Kapok has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing and Skin irritation while Dame's Rocket has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing and Skin irritation.

Compare Facts of Kapok vs Dame's Rocket

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Kapok vs Dame's Rocket and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Kapok are Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing whereas of Dame's Rocket have Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Kapok has showy fruits and Dame's Rocket has no showy fruits. Also Kapok is not flowering and Dame's Rocket is not flowering . You can compare Kapok and Dame's Rocket facts and facts of other plants too.

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