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About Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree

Origin

South America, Argentina
Eastern Asia

Types

Perennial
Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

356
0 40000
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Habitat

Temperate Regions
Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
8-2

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.10 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Beetles

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
-

Other Uses

-
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Spring Starflower
Weeping Maple

In German

Frühling Borretsch
Weeping Maple

In French

Spring Starflower
Maple pleureur

In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella
weeping maple

In Greek

άνοιξη starflower
weeping maple

In Portuguese

primavera Starflower
chorando de bordo

In Polish

Wiosna Starflower
płacz klonu

In Latin

Spring Starflower
weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Lilopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Asparagales
Sapindales

Family

Liliaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Ipheion
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
-

Tribe

Gilliesieae
-

Subfamily

Allioideae
-

Number of Species

50130
1 27800
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Properties of Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple

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

Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple

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

Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple are as follows:

  • Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue

  • Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple

Care of Spring Starflower and Weeping Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done 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 Spring Starflower 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.