Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Tree
Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Asia
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Number of Varieties
6100
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
9-3
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
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Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Irregular
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
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
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 shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
Beetles
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Allergy
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Irritation to stomach
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
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Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
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
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
APIUM graveolens
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Celery
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
अजवायन
In German
Weeping Maple
Sellerie
In French
Maple pleureur
Céleri
In Spanish
weeping maple
Apio
In Greek
weeping maple
Σέλινο
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
Aipo
In Polish
płacz klonu
Seler
In Latin
weeping maple
apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Apiales
Family
Aceraceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Acer
Apium
Clade
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Apieae
Subfamily
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Apioideae
Number of Species
1301
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27800
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