Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
Australia, New Zealand
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
1710
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-129-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
12-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Red, Ivory
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
waterlogging
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
iron-rich fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
waterlogging
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Water gardening
-
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
-
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
watermilfoil
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
watermilfoil
Kapok baum
In French
myriophylle
Fromager
In Spanish
watermilfoil
Ceiba
In Greek
watermilfoil
Ceiba
In Portuguese
watermilfoil
Mafumeira
In Polish
watermilfoil
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
watermilfoil
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Malvales
Family
Haloragaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Myriophyllum
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6910
1
27800
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