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How to Grow

Water
Medium


Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.

Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun


3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May
Plant Type
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Woody
Flower
Flowers are small and red to purple. They are attractive if viewed closely but insignificant from a distance.
Fruit
A schizocarp of two samaras, wings incurved forming an arch, becoming reddish.
Benefits
Attracts
Moths
Pollinators
Songbirds
Taxonomy
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer