Home
Garden Plants


Compare Kapok and Intersectional Peony


Intersectional Peony and Kapok


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Perennial  

Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia  
-  

Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum  
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White  

Number of Varieties
10  
99+
30  
99+

Habitat
Tropical regions  
Hillside, Woods  

USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12-7  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm  
22
71.10 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm  
7
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red, Orange Red  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate  
Compound  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally  

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  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches  
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads  

Fertilizers
Nitrogen  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot  
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
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  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds  
Ants  

Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.  

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  
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems  

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

Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant  
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra  
PAEONIA 'Rachel'  

Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree  
Intersectional Peony  

In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली  
Intersectional Peony  

In German
Kapok baum  
Intersectional Pfingstrose  

In French
Fromager  
intersectionnelle Pivoine  

In Spanish
Ceiba  
interseccional Peony  

In Greek
Ceiba  
διατομεακές Παιώνια  

In Portuguese
Mafumeira  
interseccional Peony  

In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy  
międzysegmentowe Piwonia  

In Latin
Ceiba  
Intersectional AGLAOPHOTIS  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Malvales  
Saxifragales  

Family
Bombacaceae  
Paeoniaceae  

Genus
Ceiba  
Paeonia  

Clade
Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
10  
99+
30  
99+

What is >>
<< All

Difference Between Kapok and Intersectional Peony

If you are confused whether Kapok or Intersectional Peony 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 Intersectional Peony Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Kapok are Nitrogen, whereas for Intersectional Peony fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Kapok and Intersectional Peony if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Compare List of Trees

Importance of Kapok and Intersectional Peony

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Kapok and Intersectional Peony. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Kapok and Intersectional Peony 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 Intersectional Peony is Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems. Kapok has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing and Skin irritation while Intersectional Peony has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing and Skin irritation.

Compare Facts of Kapok vs Intersectional Peony

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 Intersectional Peony 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 Intersectional Peony have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Kapok has showy fruits and Intersectional Peony has no showy fruits. Also Kapok is not flowering and Intersectional Peony is flowering. You can compare Kapok and Intersectional Peony facts and facts of other plants too.

List of Trees

List of Trees

» More List of Trees

Compare List of Trees

» More Compare List of Trees