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Conophytum and Weeping Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Cactus or Succulent  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
Southern Africa, South Africa  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
Lithops karasmontana Lithops pseudotruncatella Lithops fulviceps  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
3  
99+

Habitat
Shady Edge  
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
12-15  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
12-10  

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  
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
250.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
2.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green, Blue Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
-  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Very Slow  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
-  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water  

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
Average  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
-  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Do not prune during shooting season  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
-  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun  

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
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Beetles  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Decorating walls, Ornamental use  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
Conophytum  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
knopies cone plants  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
Living Stone  

In German
Weeping Maple  
lebendigen Stein  

In French
Maple pleureur  
Living Stone  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
Piedra viva  

In Greek
weeping maple  
Living Stone  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
pedra viva  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
pedra viva  

In Latin
weeping maple  
vivus lapis,  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Aizoaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Lithops  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Ruschiae  

Subfamily
-  
Ruschioideae  

Number of Species
130  
99+
120  
99+

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Difference Between Weeping Maple and Conophytum

If you are confused whether Weeping Maple or Conophytum 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 Weeping Maple and Conophytum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Weeping Maple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Conophytum fertilizers required are can go long without fertilizers and Does not require fertilizer once established. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Weeping Maple and Conophytum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Weeping Maple and Conophytum

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

Compare Facts of Weeping Maple vs Conophytum

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