Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
Acer palmatum
Quamash
Number of Varieties
700-
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-73-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
8-1
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
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Blue, Dark Blue
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
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
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Flying insects
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Sap
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as preservative
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'
Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
Blue Melody Camas, Camas
In Hindi
Japanese Maple
केमाज़
In German
japanischer Ahorn
Camas
In French
érable du Japon
Camas
In Spanish
arce japonés
Camas
In Greek
Japanese Maple
Camas
In Portuguese
bordo japonês
Camas
In Polish
Klon japoński
Camas
In Latin
Acer palmatum
camas
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocots
Order
Sapindales
Asparagales
Family
Aceraceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Acer
Camassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1286
1
27800
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