Japanese Maple

Water Spinach

About Japanese Maple and Water Spinach

Japanese Maple

Water Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

India

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-78-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-2

12-6

1.8 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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Brown

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Bronze

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as preservative

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Maple

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

japanischer Ahorn

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

érable du Japon

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

arce japonés

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

Japanese Maple

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bordo japonês

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

Klon japoński

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

Acer palmatum

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA500

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Maple and Water Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Maple and Water Spinach

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

Japanese Maple and Water Spinach Physical Information

Japanese Maple and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Maple and Water Spinach are as follows:

Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper
Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Japanese Maple and Water Spinach

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