This plant is native to East Asia, South China and Japan. They live in mostly woodland garden, sunny edges, and in dappled shade. The soil type has to be clay, loam, or silt. The acidity of the soil has to between 5.5 and 6.5 on the pH scale in order for the plant to live. They produce seeds to reproduce. They go through a delayed hypogeal germination. During pollination, bees are the common pollinators of this plant. The honey scent of this flower helps attract them. There are less than 100 known species of lily. The lily also is symbolic; it symbolizes purity of heart, majesty and honor.
In mostly China and Japan, there are trees called bonsai trees. These trees are called “bonsai” cause of the method of growing them. Bonsai comes from two Chinese characters meaning “tree” and “planted in a shallow container.” This is a form of art in horticulture. There are five different shapes of bonsai trees. Formal is a single up growth with an upright trunk that tapers at the top. Informal is similar the formal, but has a cured or leaning trunk. Semi or full cascade has an arching or cascading trunk. Group or forest method is where multiple trees symbolize a small landscape. The last form is free form, which has a sparse single growth.
These trees have many propagation methods of growth. They can grow from seeds, grafting, cutting, and layering. There is not one species of bonsai. Each bonsai plant is just a smaller, human affected tree. The Japanese maple bonsai is from the phylum Anthophyta and is Acer palmatum (the scientific name). This is the same as the original Japanese maple tree. This plant is used in spiritual healing. They help clam, to relax, and sooth people.
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M. McKee
ReplyDeleteHow can you tell your Japanese Show Lilly from other plants that look the same?
K.Marlow
DeleteTheir flowers are pinkish-purple with with white along the side, blooms during mid summer to early fall, and has a spotted pattern. The flower also faces down. My image of the plant is upside down.
K. Buell
ReplyDeleteAre there any medicinal uses or other interesting things that people could actually use either of these plants for?
K.Marlow
DeleteThe Japanese show lily has no proven medical uses.The Japan maple bonsai is not for any food or medical use, but for decoration, indoor and outdoor.
T.Murray)
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by the satment "There is not one species of bonsai" ??
K.Marlow
DeleteI mean that "bonsai" is just a method of growing of a small tree of shrub. A bonsai tree is just an smaller version than the specie of tree. Like the Japanese maple bonsai, it is still a Japanese maple tree.
Mrs. Hauck - What does hypogeal germination mean?
ReplyDeleteK.Marlow
DeleteHypogeal germination is when the cotyledons are below the surface. The roots develop before the stem and leaves.
N.covault -Is the Japanese Show Lily toxic to any other animal?
ReplyDeleteK.Marlow
DeleteIt has only been known to affect cats.
J Reilman- I think you did really well with this, but maybe I missed it, but does it say which plant is good and which one is bad?
ReplyDeleteK.Marlow
DeleteThe Japanese show Lily is bad for cats, while the Japanese maple bonsai is good for spiritual healing.
T.pancake
ReplyDeletefor the japan show lilly how is the bulb cooked?
K.Marlow
DeleteThese bulbs can be used in cold dishes, stir-fry, and in soups.
J. Burton
ReplyDeleteWhy are the show lillys poisonious to cats?
K.Marlow
DeleteThey are poisonous to cats cause of an unknown toxin in the plant.It has only been known to affect cats.
Z.mullins
ReplyDeleteis there any more uses for your good plant .
K.Marlow
DeleteThe only other use for the Japanese maple bonsai is for decoration.
A. Hardin
ReplyDeleteWhat is Dappled shade?
K.Marlow
DeleteDappled shade is where the sun light is able to shine into shaded areas between the leaves of a tree(s).
Z. Carter
ReplyDeleteWhy does the show lilly symbolize purity of heart?
K.Marlow
DeleteWhen any one mentions Lilies, they are normally talking about white lilies. The color white is the symbol of purity and lilies were used at times of the heart, like in ancient Greek marriages.
R. Sharp
ReplyDeleteAre the show lilly's poisonous only to cats? If so, mostly to adult cats, or kittens?
K.Marlow
DeleteThis lily has only been known to affect cats, adults and kittens.
W.Schuster
ReplyDeleteyou mentioned that the Japanese Show Lily is bad for cats. Is it also bad for other animals, like dogs for instance?
K.Marlow
DeleteIt has only been known to affect cats.
S. Tumbleson
ReplyDeleteHow would you treat an animal if they were to eat the Show Lily? And what would happen to a human if they were to eat the bulb of the Show Lily raw?
K.Marlow
DeleteIf your cat show the symptoms, contact your vet or the A.S.P.C.A. Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435.
It has not been known to affect humans, cooking allows it to taste better.
S.Sanders
ReplyDeleteAre the symptoms you mentioned for the Japenese Show Lily symptoms that occur to cats or humans?
K.Marlow
DeleteThe plant is toxic to cats, the symptoms are if a cat has ingested it.
J.Planck
ReplyDeleteIf humans had to create the plant, what year did they begin to make them?
K.Marlow
DeletePeople did not create the plant, they create the method of growing of trees called bonsai. This method was believed to have been started during the 6th century.
P.Kinnair
ReplyDeletehow much of the show lily do you have to consume for it to kill you?
K.Marlow
ReplyDeleteIt has not been known to kill people.