Abelia mosanensis
HARDY ABELIA
- Rounded habit with arching stems
- Pink buds open to fragrant pinkish-white tubular flowers
- Glossy green leaves turn orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abeliophyllum distichum
WHITE FORSYTHIA
- Fragrant white flowers with purple throats
- One of the first shrubs to flower in spring
- Bloom Time: spring
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acanthopanax sieboldianus
FIVELEAF ARALIA
- Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
- Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant
- Rapid growing with compound dark green toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acanthopanax sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED FIVELEAF ARALIA
- Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegata'
- Glossy green leaves with irregular creamy margins are prickly on the undersides
- Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer ginnala 'Flame'
FLAME MAPLE
- AKA Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'
- Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into a tree form
- Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
FERN LEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- An excellent plant for the garden, providing an upright mounding form
- Very distinctive leaves (much larger than other Japanese maples) turn brilliant red in the fall
- Small reddish-purple flowers appear before the leaves
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
VINE-LEAFED FERN LEAF MAPLE
- Purplish-red flowers appear before the leaves
- Fruit emerges green and ripens red in summer, providing contrast among the huge leaves
- Grape-leaf shaped light green leaves "resemble a full moon"
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Planted for their graceful habit
- Green leaves in the summer turn to orange purple and red in the fall
- Broad to rounded, often low branching
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer palmatum 'Adrian's Compact'
ADRIAN'S COMPACT JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slow-growing compact red Japanese maple
- New growth is red, contrasting with the burgundy-purple mature foliage
- Fall colour is a strong orange and red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Acer palmatum 'Ariadne'
ARIADNE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Semi-dwarf spreading shrub
- Leaves emerge pinky-orange in spring, aging purple with red veins for summer
- Fall colour pinky-orange
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer palmatum 'Baby Ghost'
BABY GHOST JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit--the smallest of the "Ghost" series
- Amber-red leaves have muted green veins
- The veins are the skeleton of the "ghost"
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
BLOODGOOD JAPANESE MAPLE
- The benchmark in upright, large-leaved, purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Leaves somewhat larger than those of other purple forms
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace'
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Rounded spreading habit
- Attractive burgundy red foliage throughout the summer
- Foliage turns bright red in autumn
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Carole'
CRIMSON CAROLE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit; possibly wider than tall, with branch tips sagging, almost weeping
- Inconspicuous red flowers appear before the leaves
- Deeply-cut and serrated leaves emerge red with a hint of orange in spring, maturing purple, then bronze-green
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince'
CRIMSON PRINCE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Purportedly better than 'Bloodgood' in the series of purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer palmatum 'Fascination'
FASCINATION JAPANESE MAPLE
- Foliage emerges light green in spring turning darker as they mature
- In autumn, a show of orange, red and yellow colours appear
- Fascinating white striations appear on the bark with age to add all-season appeal
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'
FIREGLOW JAPANESE MAPLE
- Better than 'Bloodgood' in the selection of purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Hefner's Red'
HEFNER'S RED JAPANESE MAPLE
- An upright large-leaf red Japanese Maple
- Retains its red colour well throughout the summer
- Inconspicuous red flowers emerge before the leaves
HEIGHT: 5-5.50 m · SPREAD: 3-3.50 cm
Acer palmatum 'Higasayama'
HIGASAYAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
- AKA Acer palmatum 'Higasa yama'
- Slow-growing narrow cultivar becoming wider with age
- Twiggy stems bear crinkled or curled variegated leaves
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum Dragon Tears™ ('JN4') (PP22249)
DRAGON TEARS™ JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright form but with horizontal branching that slightly weep
- Deeply-lobed leaves emerge bright red turning darker with age
- Foliage turns orange, purple and red tones in autumn
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Kamagata'
EAGLE'S CLAW JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small, dense habit
- Fine, tidy foliage
- Spring foliage is green with red margins
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
KATSURA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Leaves emerge chartreuse with orange-tinted margins in the spring
- Bright green foliage in the summer and shades of orange and yellow in the fall
- Dense, compact habit
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 275-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito'
KOTO-NO-ITO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Finely cut, long, strap-like leaves
- Foliage is apple green in colour for the summer
- Excellent yellow to orange fall colour
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Mikawa Yatsubusa'
MIKAWA YATSUBUSA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Multi-branched, compact cultivar
- New growth is a mixture of yellow and green, maturing to glossy dark green
- A true dwarf with layers of naturally overlapping foliage
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm