Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
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Types
Acer palmatum
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Number of Varieties
70015
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
-
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Red, Brown
Purple, Purplish Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Sap
-
Other Uses
Used as preservative
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
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Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
In Hindi
Japanese Maple
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In German
japanischer Ahorn
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In French
érable du Japon
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Spanish
arce japonés
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
In Greek
Japanese Maple
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Portuguese
bordo japonês
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Polish
Klon japoński
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Latin
Acer palmatum
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Caryophyllales
Family
Aceraceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Acer
Echinocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
-
Cactoideae
Number of Species
12830
1
27800
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