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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Tree  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
Europe  
South America  

Types
Bigleaf Maple, Black Maple, Silver Maple  
Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet  

Number of Varieties
128  
99+
12  
99+

Habitat
Forest edges, Open areas, Roadsides, wastelands  
All sorts of environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7  
5-11  

AHS Heat Zone
7-1  
12 - 1  

Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17  
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
Oval or Rounded  
Prostrate/Trailing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm  
33
7.60 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
910.00 cm  
23
25.40 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Chartreuse  
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Lemon yellow, Yellow green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Cylindrical  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Stem Planting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water  
Needs watering once a week  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Slightly Acidic  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Loose, Sandy  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Bright direct sunlight  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Decline, Girdling Roots, Red blotch, Verticillium Wilt, Wetwood  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
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
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Landscape Designing  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant, Wood  
Flowers  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties  
Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees  
Landscape  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER platanoides  
PORTULACA grandiflora  

Common Name
Norway Maple  
Moss Rose  

In Hindi
नॉर्वे मेपल  
मॉस गुलाब  

In German
Spitzahorn  
Moss Rose  

In French
Norvège Maple  
Moss Rose  

In Spanish
Noruega arce  
musgo de Rose  

In Greek
Νεροπλάτανος  
Moss Rose  

In Portuguese
Noruega bordo  
rosa-musgo  

In Polish
klon zwyczajny  
Moss Rose  

In Latin
Acer platanoides  
Rosa moss  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Angiosperms  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Portulacaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Portulaca  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
10  
120  
99+

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Difference Between Norway Maple and Moss Rose

If you are confused whether Norway Maple or Moss Rose 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 Norway Maple and Moss Rose Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Norway Maple are Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil, whereas for Moss Rose fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Norway Maple and Moss Rose if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Norway Maple and Moss Rose

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Norway Maple and Moss Rose. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Norway Maple and Moss Rose 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 Norway Maple is whereas of Moss Rose is Depurative, Hypotensive and Wounds. Norway Maple has beauty benefits as follows: while Moss Rose has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Norway Maple vs Moss Rose

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 Norway Maple vs Moss Rose 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 Norway Maple are whereas of Moss Rose have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Norway Maple has no showy fruits and Moss Rose has no showy fruits. Also Norway Maple is not flowering and Moss Rose is not flowering . You can compare Norway Maple and Moss Rose facts and facts of other plants too.

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