1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
1.4 Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds
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, 10
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm61.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Oval to egg shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
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
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Neutral, Alkaline
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
use all-purpose fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
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
Bumblebees
5.12 Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
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
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
7.2 Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
7.2.1 In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
Wild Snapdragon
7.2.2 In German
Kapok baum
Wilde Snapdragon
7.2.3 In French
Fromager
Snapdragon sauvage
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Selvagem Snapdragon
7.2.7 In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Dziki Snapdragon
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Bombacaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Scrophularioideae
8.10 Number of Species