Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Asia
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Bowl of Beauty, Laura Dessert
Number of Varieties
105
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water Deeply
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, 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
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Leaf Blotch, Ringspot virus, Stem rot, Tip blight, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Ants, Butterflies
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Alterative, Analgesic, Anodyne, anti inflammatory, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Hypotensive, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Eaten in a broth, Powdered and mixed with tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
PAEONIA lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Double Pink Peony, Garden Peony
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Double Pink Peony
In German
Kapok baum
Doppelte rosa Pfingstrosen
In French
Fromager
Double Rose pivoine
In Spanish
Ceiba
Doble Pink Peony
In Greek
Ceiba
Διπλό Ροζ Παιωνία
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Duplo Pink Peony
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Podwójne Pink Peony
In Latin
Ceiba
Geminus Pink AGLAOPHOTIS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Dilleniales
Family
Bombacaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Paeonia
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
101
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27800
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