Plant name: Japanese Maple
Botanical name:Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’
Suggested by: Bob Buzzo, Lawyer Nursery
Virtues: Versatile small tree with year-round interest.
Foliage: Classic maple leaf. Leaf color is one of its strong attractions. Ranges from red to burgundy.
Habit: Small tree to 20 feet, sometimes larger.
Season: Early spring, for bright red new leaves and flowers; fall for fiery red foliage. Leaves are burgundy through summer; bare silhouette is interesting in winter.
Companions: Conifers.
What plants do you love? Horticulture wants to know.
“Lisianthus—gorgeous blooms, low maintenance. The downside is that they're late bloomers—mine are just opening now—so, at a time when all the other beds are in their spectacular glory, I have to catch myself from standing over the Lisianthus yelling, ‘c'mon! c'mon! c'mon! c'mon!’”
—SoupAddict
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