Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Texas
Eastern Asia
Types
Ornamental Plant
Acer palmatum
Number of Varieties
25030
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40000
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Habitat
Roadsides, Sandy areas
Forest margins, gardens, Suburban areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-86-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
8-2
Sunset Zone
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Sore Eyes
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Sap
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes
Grown for shade, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
ACER palmatum 'Fireglow'
Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
Fireglow Japanese Maple, Japanese Maple
In Hindi
texas bluebonnet
Fireglow मेपल
In German
texas Blaue Lupine
Fireglow Maple
In French
texas bluebonnet
fireglow Maple
In Spanish
texas Bluebonnet
Fireglow arce
In Greek
texas bluebonnet
Fireglow Maple
In Portuguese
texas bluebonnet
Fireglow bordo
In Polish
texas bluebonnet
fireglow Klon
In Latin
Texas lory
Viridis Maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Lupinus
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Genisteae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
250128
1
27800
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