Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Asia
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Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
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Number of Varieties
660
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
12-3
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
21,22
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
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
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
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
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
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Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
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Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
Ranunculus
In German
Weeping Maple
Ranunkel
In French
Maple pleureur
Ranunculus
In Spanish
weeping maple
ranúnculo
In Greek
weeping maple
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
Ranogkylos
In Polish
płacz klonu
Ranogkylos
In Latin
weeping maple
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Ranunculales
Family
Aceraceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Acer
Ranunculus
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
130600
1
27800
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