Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Tree
Origin
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Eastern Asia
Types
-
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
-6
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-2
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue, Violet
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
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
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather
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
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Beetles
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as a dye
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
DIANELLA sandwicensis
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Ukiuki, uki
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Ukiuki
Weeping Maple
In German
Ukiuki
Weeping Maple
In French
Ukiuki
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Ukiuki
weeping maple
In Greek
Ukiuki
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Ukiuki
chorando de bordo
In Polish
Ukiuki
płacz klonu
In Latin
Ukiuki
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Liliales
Sapindales
Family
Liliaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Dianella
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae
-
Number of Species
41130
1
27800
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