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About Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla


About Abbotswood Potentilla and Japanese Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial   
Perennial   

Type
Shrub   
Perennial   

Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea   
Not Available   

Types
Not Available   
Abbottswood Potentilla Day Dawn Potentilla Goldfinger Potentilla Pink Beauty Potentilla Snowbird Potentilla   

Number of Varieties
Not Available   
5   
99+

Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands   
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas   

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7   
3-8   

AHS Heat Zone
8-2   
10-1   

Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24   
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24   

Habit
Oval or Rounded   
Not Available   

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
150.00 cm   
99+
Not Available   

Minimum Width
90.00 cm   
99+
Not Available   

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red   
Not Available   

Flower Color Modifier
Not Available   
Not Available   

Fruit Color
Red, Brown   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available   
Light Green   

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate   
Tiny   

Thorns
No   
Not Available   

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter   
Not Available   

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade   
Full Sun, Partial Sun   

Growth Rate
Slow   
Not Available   

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand   
Not Available   

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral   
Not Available   

Soil Drainage
Average   
Not Available   

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

Repeat Bloomer
No   
Not Available   

Tolerances
Not Available   
Drought   

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground   
Ground, Pot   

How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting   
Stem Planting   

Plant Maintenance
Medium   
Medium   

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering   
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry   

In Summer
Lots of watering   
Lots of watering   

In Spring
Moderate   
Moderate   

In Winter
Average Water   
Average Water   

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral   
Not Available   

Soil Type
Loam, Sand   
Not Available   

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average   
Not Available   

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

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves   
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning   

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer   
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer   

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold   
Red blotch   

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas   
Drought   

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant   
Not Available   

Flower Petal Number
Single   
Not Available   

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No   
Not Available   

Edible Fruit
No   
Not Available   

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No   
Not Available   

Fragrant Fruit
No   
Not Available   

Fragrant Leaf
No   
Not Available   

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No   
Not Available   

Showy Foliage
Yes   
Not Available   

Showy Bark
No   
Not Available   

Foliage Texture
Fine   
Not Available   

Foliage Sheen
Matte   
Not Available   

Evergreen
No   
No   

Invasive
No   
Not Available   

Self-Sowing
No   
Not Available   

Attracts
Not Available   
Not Available   

Allergy
Not Available   
Not Available   

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders   
Showy Purposes   

Beauty Benefits
Not Available   
Not Available   

Edible Uses
No   
Yes   

Environmental Uses
Air purification   
Air purification   

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Not Available   
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers   

Part of Plant Used
Sap   
Not Available   

Other Uses
Used as preservative   
Showy Purposes   

Used As Indoor Plant
No   
Yes   

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes   
Yes   

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border   
Not Available   

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'   
POTENTILLA cinerea   

Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Hindi
Japanese Maple   
Potentilla Abbotswood   

In German
japanischer Ahorn   
Abbotswood potentilla   

In French
érable du Japon   
Abbotswood potentille   

In Spanish
arce japonés   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Greek
Japanese Maple   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Portuguese
bordo japonês   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Polish
Klon japoński   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Latin
Acer palmatum   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae   
Plantae   

Phylum
Tracheophyta   
Not Available   

Class
Magnoliopsida   
Not Available   

Order
Sapindales   
Rosales   

Family
Aceraceae   
Rosaceae   

Genus
Acer   
Potentilla   

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   

Tribe
Not Available   
Not Available   

Subfamily
Not Available   
Rosoideae   

Number of Species
Not Available   
300   
99+

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Properties of Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla

Season and care of Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Maple season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Abbotswood Potentilla season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Japanese Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Abbotswood Potentilla is Not Available while the PH of soil for Japanese Maple is Acidic, Neutral and for Abbotswood Potentilla is Not Available.

Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla Physical Information

Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Abbotswood Potentilla height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla are as follows:

Care of Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla

Care of Japanese Maple and Abbotswood Potentilla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Abbotswood Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Requires little pruning. In summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Abbotswood Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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