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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Tree  

Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean  
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia  

Types
it is a type of cabbage  
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum  

Number of Varieties
1  
10  
99+

Habitat
agricultural areas  
Tropical regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
9-15  

AHS Heat Zone
6-1  
12-7  

Sunset Zone
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  
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
20.30 cm  
99+
1,830.00 cm  
22

Minimum Width
20.30 cm  
99+
1,830.00 cm  
7

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow  
Red, Orange Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Purple  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Purple, Burgundy  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Purple, Burgundy  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Spinach Type  
Palmate  

Thorns
No  
Yes  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
Early Spring, Late Winter  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
High  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Moderate  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Requires very little pruning  
Prune when young, Remove dead branches  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new  
Nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial soft rot, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Ring spot, Root knot nematode, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Watery soft rot, White mold, white rust  
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Soil Compaction  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
-  
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds  

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
Air purification  
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose  
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves  
Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food  
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'  
Ceiba pentandra  

Common Name
Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage  
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree  

In Hindi
लाल पत्ता गोभी  
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली  

In German
Rotkohl  
Kapok baum  

In French
Chou rouge  
Fromager  

In Spanish
Repollo rojo  
Ceiba  

In Greek
Κόκκινο λάχανο  
Ceiba  

In Portuguese
Red Cabbage  
Mafumeira  

In Polish
Czerwona kapusta  
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy  

In Latin
Brassica Rubrum  
Ceiba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Brassicales  
Malvales  

Family
Brassicaceae  
Bombacaceae  

Genus
Brassica  
Ceiba  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
400  
99+
10  
99+

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Difference Between Red Cabbage and Kapok

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Importance of Red Cabbage and Kapok

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Cabbage and Kapok. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Cabbage and Kapok 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 Red Cabbage is Cancer, Detoxifies lever and Glucose whereas of Kapok is Aphrodisiac and Diuretic. Red Cabbage has beauty benefits as follows: while Kapok has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Red Cabbage vs Kapok

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 Red Cabbage vs Kapok 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 Red Cabbage are whereas of Kapok have Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Cabbage has no showy fruits and Kapok has showy fruits. Also Red Cabbage is not flowering and Kapok is not flowering . You can compare Red Cabbage and Kapok facts and facts of other plants too.

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