Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
3010
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-99-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
use all-purpose fertilizers
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bumblebees
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
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
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Wild Snapdragon
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Wilde Snapdragon
Kapok baum
In French
Snapdragon sauvage
Fromager
In Spanish
Salvaje Snapdragon
Ceiba
In Greek
άγρια Snapdragon
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Selvagem Snapdragon
Mafumeira
In Polish
Dziki Snapdragon
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Phlox Ferae
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Malvales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scrophularioideae
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Number of Species
4010
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27800
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