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Garden Phlox and Weeping Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Perennial  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
Phlox divaricata,Phlox buckleyi, Phlox paniculata  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
136  
99+

Habitat
Shady Edge  
Loamy soils, meadows, moist forests  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
8-1  

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  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21  

Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
7.60 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
5.10 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
Pink, Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Oblong  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

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

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

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

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Adequately  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

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, Apply 10-10-10 amount  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Leafhoppers, Pink Root, Powdery mildew, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Beetles  
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds  

Allergy
-  
allergic conjunctivitis, breathing problems, Irritate the mucus membrane  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Cottage Garden  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Improve skin tone, Restores Hair Colour, Skin cleanser  

Edible Uses
-  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Increases moisture in air, Prevent Soil Erosion  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Aging, Antispasmodic  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Leaves  

Other Uses
-  
Air freshner, Cosmetics, Making Sweet Scented Oil  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
PHLOX paniculata 'Robert Poore'  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
Garden Phlox  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
फ्लॉक्स  

In German
Weeping Maple  
Phlox  

In French
Maple pleureur  
Phlox  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
Phlox  

In Greek
weeping maple  
Phlox  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
Phlox  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
Phlox  

In Latin
weeping maple  
Phlox  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Spermatophyta  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Solanales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Polemoniaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Phlox  

Clade
-  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
130  
99+
136  
99+

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Difference Between Weeping Maple and Garden Phlox

If you are confused whether Weeping Maple or Garden Phlox 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 Garden Phlox Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Weeping Maple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Garden Phlox fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply 10-10-10 amount. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Weeping Maple and Garden Phlox if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Weeping Maple and Garden Phlox

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

Compare Facts of Weeping Maple vs Garden Phlox

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Weeping Maple vs Garden Phlox and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Weeping Maple are whereas of Garden Phlox have allergic conjunctivitis, breathing problems and Irritate the mucus membrane respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Weeping Maple has no showy fruits and Garden Phlox has no showy fruits. Also Weeping Maple is not flowering and Garden Phlox is not flowering . You can compare Weeping Maple and Garden Phlox facts and facts of other plants too.

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