Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Eastern Asia
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Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
Number of Varieties
6117
0
40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Red, Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
breathing problems, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
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For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Part of Plant Used
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Bark, Fruits
Other Uses
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Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
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Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Kalanchoe
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
Kalanchoe
In German
Weeping Maple
Kalanchoe
In French
Maple pleureur
Kalanchoe
In Spanish
weeping maple
Kalanchoe
In Greek
weeping maple
Kalanchoe
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
Kalanchoe
In Polish
płacz klonu
Kalanchoe
In Latin
weeping maple
Kalanchoe
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Angiosperms
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Rosales
Family
Aceraceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Acer
Kalanchoe
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
130117
1
27800
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