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About Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Tree

Origin

Mexico
Eastern Asia

Types

Cuphea ignea
Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

2506
0 40000
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Habitat

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-6
8-2

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Cushion/Mound-forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

3.80 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange Red, Black
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
Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Hummingbirds
Beetles

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
-

Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUPHEA cyanea
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

सिगार प्लांट
Weeping Maple

In German

Zigarettenblümchen
Weeping Maple

In French

Cigar usine
Maple pleureur

In Spanish

cigarro Planta
weeping maple

In Greek

πούρο φυτών
weeping maple

In Portuguese

charuto de Plantas
chorando de bordo

In Polish

Cigar roślin
płacz klonu

In Latin

Planta Cigar
weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Myrtales
Sapindales

Family

Lythraceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Cuphea
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Lythroideae
-

Number of Species

260130
1 27800
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Properties of Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple

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

Season and Care of Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple

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

Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Cigar Plant height is 45.00 cm and width 3.80 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple are as follows:

  • Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black

  • Cigar Plant leaf color: Green

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple

Care of Cigar Plant and Weeping Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cigar Plant pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems and Prune in spring and Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cigar Plant 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.