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About Weeping Maple and Blue Giant

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Eastern Asia
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Ever red , Crimson queen
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

66
0 40000
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Habitat

Shady Edge
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-812-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-2
12-10

Sunset Zone

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Red, Green
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Fine
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
-

Other Uses

-
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Weeping Maple
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Weeping Maple
Blue Giant Grass

In French

Maple pleureur
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

weeping maple
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

weeping maple
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

chorando de bordo
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

płacz klonu
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

weeping maple
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Tracheophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones
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Order

Sapindales
Asparagales

Family

Aceraceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Acer
Dasylirion

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

13022
1 27800
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Properties of Weeping Maple and Blue Giant

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Blue Giant

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

Weeping Maple and Blue Giant Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Blue Giant are as follows:

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Blue Giant

Care of Weeping Maple and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.