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Firecracker Penstemon and Japanese Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Shrub  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  
Southwestern United States, California  

Types
Acer palmatum  
-  

Number of Varieties
700  
17
40  
99+

Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands  
Dry areas, meadows  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7  
4-9  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
9-1  

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  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
150.00 cm  
99+
61.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
90.00 cm  
99+
25.40 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
Crimson  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate  
Oblong  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
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  
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings, Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering  
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, 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  
Neutral, Alkaline  

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  
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold  
Insects  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

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  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
-  
Hummingbirds  

Allergy
-  
Asthma  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments  

Part of Plant Used
Sap  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
Used as preservative  
Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border  
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'  
PENSTEMON eatonii  

Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple  
Firecracker Penstemon  

In Hindi
Japanese Maple  
Firecracker penstemon  

In German
japanischer Ahorn  
Kracher penstemon  

In French
érable du Japon  
Firecracker penstemon  

In Spanish
arce japonés  
Penstemon del petardo  

In Greek
Japanese Maple  
πυροτέχνημα penstemon  

In Portuguese
bordo japonês  
Penstemon do foguete  

In Polish
Klon japoński  
petarda penstemon  

In Latin
Acer palmatum  
Firecracker Persicaria  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
-  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
-  

Order
Sapindales  
Lamiales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Scrophulariaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Penstemon  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
128  
99+
250  
99+

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Difference Between Japanese Maple and Firecracker Penstemon

If you are confused whether Japanese Maple or Firecracker Penstemon are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Japanese Maple and Firecracker Penstemon Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Japanese Maple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K and since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer, whereas for Firecracker Penstemon fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply 10-10-10 amount. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Japanese Maple and Firecracker Penstemon if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Japanese Maple and Firecracker Penstemon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Japanese Maple and Firecracker Penstemon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Japanese Maple and Firecracker Penstemon as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Japanese Maple is whereas of Firecracker Penstemon is Burns, Snakebite and Stomach aliments. Japanese Maple has beauty benefits as follows: while Firecracker Penstemon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Japanese Maple vs Firecracker Penstemon

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Japanese Maple vs Firecracker Penstemon and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Japanese Maple are whereas of Firecracker Penstemon have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Japanese Maple has no showy fruits and Firecracker Penstemon has no showy fruits. Also Japanese Maple is not flowering and Firecracker Penstemon is not flowering . You can compare Japanese Maple and Firecracker Penstemon facts and facts of other plants too.

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