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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Cactus  
Tree  

Origin
-  
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia  

Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus  
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum  

Number of Varieties
6  
10  
99+

Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests  
Tropical regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15  
9-15  

AHS Heat Zone
12-10  
12-7  

Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
-  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
15.00 cm  
1,830.00 cm  
22

Minimum Width
20.00 cm  
1,830.00 cm  
7

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Purple  
Red, Orange Red  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Cylindrical  
Palmate  

Thorns
-  
Yes  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
-  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
-  
Medium  

Type of Soil
-  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
-  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
-  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Early Spring, Late Winter  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Moderate  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
-  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
-  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune when young, Remove dead branches  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Nitrogen  

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

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Soil Compaction  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
No  

Showy Bark
-  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
No  

Self-Sowing
-  
No  

Attracts
Birds  
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds  

Allergy
-  
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation  

Edible Uses
-  
Yes  

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

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain  
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant  
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata  
Ceiba pentandra  

Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus  
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree  

In Hindi
Schlumbergera  
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली  

In German
Schlumbergera  
Kapok baum  

In French
Schlumbergera  
Fromager  

In Spanish
Schlumbergera  
Ceiba  

In Greek
Schlumbergera  
Ceiba  

In Portuguese
Schlumbergera  
Mafumeira  

In Polish
Schlumbergera  
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy  

In Latin
Gymnocalycium  
Ceiba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Caryophyllales  
Malvales  

Family
Cactaceae  
Bombacaceae  

Genus
Schlumbergera  
Ceiba  

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  
Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Rhipsalideae  
-  

Subfamily
Cactoideae  
-  

Number of Species
6  
99+
10  
99+

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Difference Between Schlumbergera and Kapok

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

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Importance of Schlumbergera and Kapok

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

Compare Facts of Schlumbergera 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 Schlumbergera 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 Schlumbergera 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. Schlumbergera has no showy fruits and Kapok has showy fruits. Also Schlumbergera is not flowering and Kapok is not flowering . You can compare Schlumbergera and Kapok facts and facts of other plants too.

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