Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Northwestern United States
Europe, Asia
Types
Acer circinatum
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
205
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40000
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Habitat
Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
-
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
ACER circinatum
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
बेल मेपल
hairy vetch
In German
Wein-Ahorn
Zottelwicke
In French
Maple Vine
vesce velue
In Spanish
arce vid
veza
In Greek
αμπέλου Maple
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
bordo de videira
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
Vine Maple
owłosione wyki
In Latin
vitis Maple
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Fabales
Family
Aceraceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Acer
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Vicieae
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
128140
1
27800
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