Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
North America, Western United States, Canada
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
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Number of Varieties
101
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-154-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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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
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
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
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full 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
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
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Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Digestive disorders
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 in making tea
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Flower borders, Landscape
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
Matricaria discoidea
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Pineapple Weed
In German
Kapok baum
Strahlenlose Kamille
In French
Fromager
Matricaire odorante
In Spanish
Ceiba
Pineapple Weed
In Greek
Ceiba
ξύλο ανανά
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Pineapple Weed
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
In Latin
Ceiba
Pineapple Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Asterales
Family
Bombacaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Ceiba
Matricaria
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Anthemideae
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
101
1
27800
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