Kukui

Flowering Maple

About Kukui and Flowering Maple

Kukui

Flowering Maple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Types

Abutilon

Number of Varieties

345

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Habitat

Woodlands

subtropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-128-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

10-1

Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm90.00 cm

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Pink, Peach

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

20-20-20 amount

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

Abutilon mosaic virus, Aphids, Beetles, Scale

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beautification, Bonsai, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, small hedge, Used as an interior landscaping species

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

ABUTILON 'Savitzii'

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

flowering maple

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Schönmalve

In French

Aleurites moluccana

érable floraison

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

arce de floración

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

ανθοφορία σφενδάμου

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

de bordo florescimento

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

klon kwitnienia

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Abutilon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Malvales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Abutilon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Rosids

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Malveae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Malvoideae

Number of Species

50200

1 27800

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Properties of Kukui and Flowering Maple

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

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Season and Care of Kukui and Flowering Maple

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

Kukui and Flowering Maple Physical Information

Kukui and Flowering Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Flowering Maple height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Flowering Maple are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Flowering Maple flower color: Pink and Peach
Flowering Maple leaf color: Green, Gray Green, Dark Green and Ivory

Care of Kukui and Flowering Maple

Care of Kukui and Flowering Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Flowering Maple pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Flowering Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.