Weeping Maple

Bottle Gourd

About Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd

Weeping Maple

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

Eastern Asia

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Ever red , Crimson queen

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Shady Edge

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

12-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

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

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash

In Hindi

Weeping Maple

लौकी

In German

Weeping Maple

Flaschenkürbis

In French

Maple pleureur

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

weeping maple

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

weeping maple

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

chorando de bordo

Cabaça

In Polish

płacz klonu

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

weeping maple

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Cucurbitales

Family

Aceraceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Acer

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

13027

1 27800

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Properties of Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd

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

Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd

Care of Weeping Maple and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bottle Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together 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 Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.