Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Australia, South America
Types
Acer palmatum
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
70015
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-78-10
0
99
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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
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Brown
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
Red spider mite
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Sap
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as preservative
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
Japanese Maple
चिली आग पेड़
In German
japanischer Ahorn
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
érable du Japon
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
arce japonés
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
Japanese Maple
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
bordo japonês
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Klon japoński
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Acer palmatum
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Proteales
Family
Aceraceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Acer
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
12820
1
27800
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