Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Not Avaialble
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
10010
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-89-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-7
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Rose
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Umbrella Tree
Kapok baum
In French
Umbrella Tree
Fromager
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Ceiba
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Mafumeira
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
O lignum
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Malvales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
-
Number of Species
310
1
27800
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