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What is a silk plant?

Updated: 10/25/2022
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There are a number of plants that use or have the word Silk in thier common names;

These include:

Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree, pink silktree)

Bombax ceiba (Red Silk Cotton Tree)

Ceiba pentandra (Kapok, Ceiba or Silk Cotton Tree)

There are also such things as "silk plants" which are fake or artificial plants that are made of silk. They are commonly used as decorations.

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