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About Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple


About Weeping Maple and Adam's Needle


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent  
Tree  

Origin
Southeastern United States  
Eastern Asia  

Types
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard  
Ever red , Crimson queen  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
6  
99+

Habitat
Dry areas, Hot climate regions  
Shady Edge  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-10  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
8-2  

Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Arching/Fountain-shaped  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.00 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Red, Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Light Green, Lime Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Lime Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Several shades of Green  
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Maple shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings  
Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
-  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flies  
Beetles  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
-  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root  
-  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes  
-  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cottage garden  
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Yucca filamentosa  
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  

Common Name
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca  
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  

In Hindi
Adam's needle  
Weeping Maple  

In German
Fädige Palmlilie  
Weeping Maple  

In French
Yucca filamentosa  
Maple pleureur  

In Spanish
Yucca filamentosa  
weeping maple  

In Greek
Adam's Needle  
weeping maple  

In Portuguese
Adam's Needle  
chorando de bordo  

In Polish
Jukka karolińska  
płacz klonu  

In Latin
Adam's Needle  
weeping maple  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Angiosperms  

Class
Liliopsida  
Eudicotyledones  

Order
Liliales  
Sapindales  

Family
Agavaceae  
Aceraceae  

Genus
Yucca  
Acer  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Agavoideae  
-  

Number of Species
30  
130  
99+

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Properties of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple? We provide you with everything About Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple. Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns and Weeping Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Adam's Needle does not have fragrant flowers. Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like and Weeping Maple has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple

Season and care of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple is important to know. While considering everything about Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Adam's Needle season is Spring and Weeping Maple season is Spring. The type of soil for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand and for Weeping Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Weeping Maple is Acidic, Neutral.

Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple are as follows:

Care of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple

Care of Adam's Needle and Weeping Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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