Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Fern
Origin
Eastern Asia
World, Pandemic
Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
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Number of Varieties
62
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
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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
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Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Gold, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of 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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Full Sun
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves, Root
Other Uses
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Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Groundcover
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Pteridium aquilinum
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Bracken, brake, common bracken
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
bracken
In German
Weeping Maple
Adlerfarn
In French
Maple pleureur
fougère
In Spanish
weeping maple
helecho
In Greek
weeping maple
φτέρη
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
samambaia
In Polish
płacz klonu
orlica
In Latin
weeping maple
bracken
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Pteridophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Filicopsida
Order
Sapindales
Polypodiales
Family
Aceraceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Acer
Pteridium
Clade
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
13011
1
27800
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