1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Aconitum napellus
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp shady woods, meadows
Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
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
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Late Winter
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
Do not let dry out between waterings
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
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
Hummingbirds
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Toxic
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Queen of all Poisons
Fromager
7.2.4 In Spanish
Queen of all Poisons
Ceiba
7.2.5 In Greek
Queen of all Poisons
Ceiba
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Queen of all Poisons
Mafumeira
7.2.7 In Polish
Tojad
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
7.2.8 In Latin
Queen of all Poisons
Ceiba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Delphinieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species