Purple Millet

Weeping Maple

About Purple Millet and Weeping Maple

Purple Millet

Weeping Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Ever red , Crimson queen

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

Shady Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 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

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Cream

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Lime Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

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

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought

Drought

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Birds

Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits, Not Available

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

7.2 Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

purple millet

Weeping Maple

7.2.2 In German

purple millet

Weeping Maple

7.2.3 In French

millet pourpre

Maple pleureur

7.2.4 In Spanish

purple millet

weeping maple

7.2.5 In Greek

purple millet

weeping maple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

purple millet

chorando de bordo

7.2.7 In Polish

purple millet

płacz klonu

7.2.8 In Latin

purple millet

weeping maple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Millet and Weeping Maple

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

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Season and Care of Purple Millet and Weeping Maple

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

Purple Millet and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Purple Millet and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Millet height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Millet and Weeping Maple are as follows:

Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy
Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Purple Millet and Weeping Maple

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