Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Tree
Origin
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
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Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
-10
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-7
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue, Violet
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
-
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Ukiuki, uki
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Ukiuki
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Ukiuki
Kapok baum
In French
Ukiuki
Fromager
In Spanish
Ukiuki
Ceiba
In Greek
Ukiuki
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Ukiuki
Mafumeira
In Polish
Ukiuki
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Ukiuki
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Malvales
Family
Liliaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Dianella
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae
-
Number of Species
4110
1
27800
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