Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Eastern Asia
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Number of Varieties
640
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
meadows, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-86-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
9 - 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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm76.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Ivory, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Fibre
Other Uses
-
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
Needle Grass
In German
Weeping Maple
Nadel- Gras
In French
Maple pleureur
aiguille Herbe
In Spanish
weeping maple
Hierba de aguja
In Greek
weeping maple
βελόνα Grass
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
agulha Relva
In Polish
płacz klonu
igła do trawy
In Latin
weeping maple
acus Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Lilopsida
Order
Sapindales
Cyperales
Family
Aceraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Acer
Stipa
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Stipeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
130150
1
27800
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