Japanese Maple

Nut Sedge

About Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge

Japanese Maple

Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

World/Pandemic

Types

Acer palmatum

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

7009

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-75-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

12-1

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

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

150.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Brown

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Bronze

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

V-Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Pigs

Allergy

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Sap

Fruits

Other Uses

Used as preservative

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

Japanese Maple

अखरोट सेज

In German

japanischer Ahorn

Nuss -Segge

In French

érable du Japon

souchet

In Spanish

arce japonés

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

Japanese Maple

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

bordo japonês

Nut Sedge

In Polish

Klon japoński

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

Acer palmatum

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Poales

Family

Aceraceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Acer

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cypereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

128105

1 27800

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Properties of Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge

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

Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge

Care of Japanese Maple and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Nut Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.