Weeping Maple

Bouteloua Gracilis

About Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis

Weeping Maple

Bouteloua Gracilis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Ever red , Crimson queen

Grasses

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-2

9 - 5

1.8 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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Green

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Grasshoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Cuts

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used to feed livestock

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

BOUTELOUA gracilis

7.2 Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Weeping Maple

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.2 In German

Weeping Maple

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.3 In French

Maple pleureur

Bouteloua aristidoides

7.2.4 In Spanish

weeping maple

Chondrosum gracile

7.2.5 In Greek

weeping maple

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chorando de bordo

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.7 In Polish

płacz klonu

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.8 In Latin

weeping maple

Bouteloua Gracilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Bouteloua

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis are as follows:

Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis

Care of Weeping Maple and Bouteloua Gracilis include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bouteloua Gracilis 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 Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.