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About Weeping Maple and Portulaca


About Portulaca and Weeping Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Tree  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
South America  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
Portulaca grandiflora  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
50  
99+

Habitat
Shady Edge  
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
5-11  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
12 - 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  
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped  
Prostrate/Trailing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
10.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
20.30 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
-  

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
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Needle like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Heat Tolerance  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

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  
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Well drained  

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 dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Requires high amount of nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Heat Tolerance  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Semi-Double  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Beetles  
Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
-  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant  

Other Uses
-  
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Cottage garden, Edible  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
PORTULACA grandiflora  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
Portulaca  

In German
Weeping Maple  
Portulak  

In French
Maple pleureur  
portulaca  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
Portulaca  

In Greek
weeping maple  
Portulaca  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
Portulaca  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
Portulaca  

In Latin
weeping maple  
Portulaca  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Portulacaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Portulaca  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
130  
99+
1  
99+

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Properties of Weeping Maple and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Portulaca

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

Weeping Maple and Portulaca Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Portulaca are as follows:

Care of Weeping Maple and Portulaca

Care of Weeping Maple and Portulaca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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