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About Vine Maple and Florida Blue


About Florida Blue and Vine Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Tree  
Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs  

Origin
North America, Northwestern United States  
Southwestern United States, Mexico  

Types
Acer circinatum  
'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus  

Number of Varieties
20  
99+
10  
99+

Habitat
Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest  
Grassland, Warmer regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9  
8-11  

AHS Heat Zone
9-4  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17  
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  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
610.00 cm  
99+
40.00 cm  

Minimum Width
610.00 cm  
34
8.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Purple  
White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green  
Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green  
Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red  
Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Gray Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Succulent  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring  
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Wet Site  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Stem Planting  
Seedlings, Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply  
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads  
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch  
Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single, Double, Semi-Double  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
-  
Bees, Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Flowers  

Other Uses
-  
Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER circinatum  
EUSTOMA grandiflorum  

Common Name
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple  
Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell  

In Hindi
बेल मेपल  
Lisianthus  

In German
Wein-Ahorn  
Lisianthus  

In French
Maple Vine  
Lisianthus  

In Spanish
arce vid  
Lisianthus  

In Greek
αμπέλου Maple  
Lisianthus  

In Portuguese
bordo de videira  
Lisianthus  

In Polish
Vine Maple  
Eustoma  

In Latin
vitis Maple  
Lisianthus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Gentianales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Gentianaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Eustoma  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Chironieae  

Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae  
-  

Number of Species
128  
99+
3  
99+

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Properties of Vine Maple and Florida Blue

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

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Season and Care of Vine Maple and Florida Blue

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

Vine Maple and Florida Blue Physical Information

Vine Maple and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Vine Maple height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Vine Maple and Florida Blue are as follows:

Care of Vine Maple and Florida Blue

Care of Vine Maple and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Vine Maple pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove deadheads and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Vine Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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