1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Western United States, California, Mexico
1.4 Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Stomach pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
CALOCEDRUS decurrens
7.2 Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Incense Cedar
7.2.1 In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Incense Cedar
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mafumeira
cedro de incenso
7.2.7 In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
kadzidło Cedar
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species