Black Maple

Cigar Plant

About Black Maple and Cigar Plant

Black Maple

Cigar Plant

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States

Mexico

Types

Sugar Maple, Norway Maple, Red Maple

Cuphea ignea

Number of Varieties

15250

0 40000

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Habitat

bottomlands, Forests, Moist Soils

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12-6

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,779.52 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,219.20 cm3.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green, Chartreuse

Yellow, Orange Red, Black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Sap, Tree trunks

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Edible syrup, Used as Ornamental plant

Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER nigrum

CUPHEA cyanea

Common Name

Black Maple

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant

In Hindi

Black Maple Tree

सिगार प्लांट

In German

Schwarz Ahorn

Zigarettenblümchen

In French

Noir Érable

Cigar usine

In Spanish

Negro del árbol de arce

cigarro Planta

In Greek

Μαύρο Maple Tree

πούρο φυτών

In Portuguese

Árvore de bordo preto

charuto de Plantas

In Polish

Czarny klon

Cigar roślin

In Latin

White Acer ligno

Planta Cigar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Myrtales

Family

Aceraceae

Lythraceae

Genus

Acer

Cuphea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Areceae

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Lythroideae

Number of Species

10260

1 27800

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Properties of Black Maple and Cigar Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Black Maple and Cigar Plant? We provide you with everything About Black Maple and Cigar Plant. Black Maple doesn't have thorns and Cigar Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Black Maple does not have fragrant flowers. Black Maple has allergic reactions like Pollen and Cigar Plant has allergic reactions like Pollen. 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 Black Maple and Cigar Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Maple and Cigar Plant

Season and care of Black Maple and Cigar Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Black Maple and Cigar Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Maple season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Cigar Plant season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Black Maple is Loam, Sand and for Cigar Plant is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Black Maple is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Cigar Plant is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Black Maple and Cigar Plant Physical Information

Black Maple and Cigar Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Black Maple height is 3,779.52 cm and width 1,219.20 cm whereas Cigar Plant height is 45.00 cm and width 3.80 cm. The color specification of Black Maple and Cigar Plant are as follows:

Black Maple flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Black Maple leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black
Cigar Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Black Maple and Cigar Plant

Care of Black Maple and Cigar Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cigar Plant pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems and Prune in spring. In summer Black Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cigar Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.