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About Weeping Maple and Potentilla


About Potentilla and Weeping Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Tree  
Perennial  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
-  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
25  
99+

Habitat
Shady Edge  
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
3-8  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
10-1  

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  
-  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
91.44 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
91.44 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
Orange, Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Small elliptic  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

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

Growth Rate
Slow  
-  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Well drained  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Slightly Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
-  

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

Repeat Bloomer
No  
-  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
-  

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

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Apply 10-10-10 amount  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
-  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
-  

Showy Bark
Yes  
-  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
-  

Self-Sowing
No  
-  

Attracts
Beetles  
Bees, Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
Avoid during Pregnancy  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
-  
Insignificant  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Flowers, Root  

Other Uses
-  
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Insignificant  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
POTENTILLA  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
Potentilla  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
Potentilla plant  

In German
Weeping Maple  
Potentilla Pflanze  

In French
Maple pleureur  
plante Potentilla  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
planta Potentilla  

In Greek
weeping maple  
φυτό potentilla  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
planta Potentilla  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
Potentilla roślin  

In Latin
weeping maple  
Potentilla herba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Vascular plant  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Rosales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Rosaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Potentilla  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Rosoideae  

Number of Species
130  
99+
300  
99+

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Properties of Weeping Maple and Potentilla

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Potentilla

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

Weeping Maple and Potentilla Physical Information

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

Care of Weeping Maple and Potentilla

Care of Weeping Maple and Potentilla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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