Moss Rose

Japanese Maple

About Moss Rose and Japanese Maple

Moss Rose

Japanese Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South America

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

12NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Red, Green, Bronze

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cylindrical

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week

Average Water Needs, Needs less 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

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Loose, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Applicable

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Bonsai, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment

Used as preservative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Landscape

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

मॉस गुलाब

Japanese Maple

7.2.2 In German

Moss Rose

japanischer Ahorn

7.2.3 In French

Moss Rose

érable du Japon

7.2.4 In Spanish

musgo de Rose

arce japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Moss Rose

Japanese Maple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

rosa-musgo

bordo japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Moss Rose

Klon japoński

7.2.8 In Latin

Rosa moss

Acer palmatum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Moss Rose and Japanese Maple

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

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Season and Care of Moss Rose and Japanese Maple

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

Moss Rose and Japanese Maple Physical Information

Moss Rose and Japanese Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Moss Rose height is 7.60 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Moss Rose and Japanese Maple are as follows:

Moss Rose flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta and Salmon
Moss Rose leaf color: Green
Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Moss Rose and Japanese Maple

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