Weeping Maple

Pentas

About Weeping Maple and Pentas

Weeping Maple

Pentas

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Eastern Asia

Africa, Madagascar

Types

Ever red , Crimson queen

Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii

Number of Varieties

6300

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Shady Edge

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-15

0 99

👆🏻

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

21,22

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm243.84 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm91.44 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Egg-shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 13-13-13 amounts

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

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

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Beetles

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis, To Treat Lymphadenitis

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

PENTAS

Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster

In Hindi

Weeping Maple

Pentas plant

In German

Weeping Maple

Pentas Pflanze

In French

Maple pleureur

plante Pentas

In Spanish

weeping maple

planta pentas

In Greek

weeping maple

φυτό Pentas

In Portuguese

chorando de bordo

planta Pentas

In Polish

płacz klonu

Pentas roślin

In Latin

weeping maple

Pentas herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Vascular plant

Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Gentianales

Family

Aceraceae

Rubiaceae

Genus

Acer

Pentas

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Knoxieae

Subfamily

Rubioideae

Number of Species

13082

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Weeping Maple and Pentas

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Weeping Maple and Red Maple Tree

Weeping Maple and Silver Maple

Weeping Maple and Sugar Maple

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Pentas

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

Weeping Maple and Pentas Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Pentas physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Pentas height is 243.84 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Pentas are as follows:

Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Pentas flower color: White, Red, Purple and Pink
Pentas leaf color: Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Pentas

Care of Weeping Maple and Pentas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pentas pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove hanging branches. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pentas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.