Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Tree
Origin
Madagascar
Eastern Asia
Types
conjugatum, aureum, furfuraceum,rubrum
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
56
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Lowland, subtropical regions, Tropical areas
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-2
Sunset Zone
H2
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
Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Gold, Sienna, Ivory
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Black
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
feather-shaped
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water daily during growing season
Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Diamond scale, Phytophthora, pink rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Beetles
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
DICTYOSPERMA album
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Hurricane Palm, Princess Palm
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Princess Palm
Weeping Maple
In German
Princess Palm
Weeping Maple
In French
Palmiste blanc
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Princess Palm
weeping maple
In Greek
Princess Palm
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Princess Palm
chorando de bordo
In Polish
Princess Palm
płacz klonu
In Latin
Princess Palm
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Equisetopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Arecales
Sapindales
Family
Arecaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Dictyosperma
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Areceae
-
Subfamily
Arecoideae
-
Number of Species
15130
1
27800
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