What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
-
China
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
--
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, Hillside, Open Forest, Rocky areas
Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
8-1
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Light Pink
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Hot Pink
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Red, Green, Bronze, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Water Deeply
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
-
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Jaundice
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Wood
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
CEANOTHUS x pallidus
ACER griseum
Common Name
Wild lilac
Paperbark Maple
In Hindi
Ceanothus
paperbark maple
In German
Ceanothus
paperbark Ahorn
In French
Ceanothus
érable paperbark
In Spanish
Ceanothus
arce paperbark
In Greek
Ceanothus
Paperbark σφενδάμου
In Portuguese
Ceanothus
de bordo paperbark
In Polish
Ceanothus
klon paperbark
In Latin
Ceanothus
paperbark acernis
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Sapindales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Ceanothus
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
70-
1
27800
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