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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Tree  
Vegetable  

Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia  
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  

Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum  
-  

Number of Varieties
10  
99+
1  

Habitat
Tropical regions  
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes  

USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12-7  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm  
22
7.60 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm  
7
10.20 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red, Orange Red  
White, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate  
Elliptic to oblong  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter  
Early Spring, Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Moderate  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
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 leaves  

Fertilizers
Nitrogen  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

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

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

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  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds  
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects  

Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
-  

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, Food for birds, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant  
Added to salads, Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical  
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra  
VALERIANELLA locusta  

Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree  
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel  

In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली  
Lamb's Lettuce  

In German
Kapok baum  
Feldsalat  

In French
Fromager  
Mâche  

In Spanish
Ceiba  
Miramores  

In Greek
Ceiba  
Μαρούλι αρνιού  

In Portuguese
Mafumeira  
Alface-de-cordeiro  

In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy  
Roszpunka  

In Latin
Ceiba  
Lactuca agni  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Malvales  
Dipsacales  

Family
Bombacaceae  
Valerianaceae  

Genus
Ceiba  
Valerianella  

Clade
Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Valerianeae  

Subfamily
-  
Valerianoideae  

Number of Species
10  
99+
100  

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Difference Between Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Importance of Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Kapok and Lamb's Lettuce 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 Lamb's Lettuce is . Kapok has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing and Skin irritation while Lamb's Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing and Skin irritation.

Compare Facts of Kapok vs Lamb's Lettuce

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

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