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About Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Grass

Origin

Eastern Asia
Europe, Asia

Types

Ever red , Crimson queen
Pennisetum alopecuroides

Number of Varieties

68
0 40000
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Habitat

Shady Edge
Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-2
-

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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles
-

Allergy

-
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
Whole plant

Other Uses

-
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
ALOPECURUS

Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Foxtail Grass

In Hindi

Weeping Maple
Foxtail Grass

In German

Weeping Maple
Foxtail Grass

In French

Maple pleureur
Foxtail Grass

In Spanish

weeping maple
Hierba de cola de zorra

In Greek

weeping maple
αλωπέκουρου Grass

In Portuguese

chorando de bordo
grama de foxtail

In Polish

płacz klonu
ber trawy

In Latin

weeping maple
panicum Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones
Liliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Cyperales

Family

Aceraceae
Poaceae

Genus

Acer
Alopecurus

Clade

-
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

13012
1 27800
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Properties of Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass

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

Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass

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

Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass are as follows:

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

  • Foxtail Grass flower color: White

  • Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass

Care of Weeping Maple and Foxtail Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.