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About Weeping Maple and Blue Sedge


About Blue Sedge and Weeping Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Sedge or Rush  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
Northeastern United States, Western Europe  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
-  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
25  
99+

Habitat
Shady Edge  
Grassland, moorlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
8-4  

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

Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
15.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
15.20 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
Yellow green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Light brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green  
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green  
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Long hair-like leaves  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

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

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

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

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

Soil Drainage
Average  
Average  

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

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Divison  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

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

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
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
Red blotch  
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Beetles  
Wildlife  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Leaves  

Other Uses
-  
Used for Landscaping  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
CAREX flacca  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
ब्लू सेज  

In German
Weeping Maple  
Blau-Segge  

In French
Maple pleureur  
Bleu carex  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
azul de la juncia  

In Greek
weeping maple  
μπλε σπαθόχορτο  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
azul Sedge  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
niebieski turzyca  

In Latin
weeping maple  
blue Sedge  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
Liliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Cyperales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Cyperaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Carex  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
130  
99+
2000  
12

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Properties of Weeping Maple and Blue Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Blue Sedge

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

Weeping Maple and Blue Sedge Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Blue Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Blue Sedge height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Blue Sedge are as follows:

Care of Weeping Maple and Blue Sedge

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

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