Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
356
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40000
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Habitat
High elevation
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
8-2
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bi-lobed
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Light Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
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
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Beetles
Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
-
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
fleeceflower
Weeping Maple
In German
fleeceflower
Weeping Maple
In French
fleeceflower
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Polygonum affine
weeping maple
In Greek
fleeceflower
weeping maple
In Portuguese
fleeceflower
chorando de bordo
In Polish
fleeceflower
płacz klonu
In Latin
fleeceflower
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Angiosperms
Class
Agaricomycetes
Eudicotyledones
Order
Caryophyllales
Sapindales
Family
Polygonaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Periscaria
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
50130
1
27800
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