Low-growing spring bulbs such as Crocus, Cyclamen, Scilla (Squill), Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow), Erythronium (Dog Tooth Violet), Anemone blanda (Grecian Windflower), Iris reticulata (Dwarf Iris), Leucojum (Snowflake), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) and Narcissi (Daffodil) will create a flowering carpet and provide eye-catching color to your garden at a time when it is still dormant.The most popular Hellebore varieties are the Lenten Roses (Helleborus x hybridus or Helleborus orientalis) which are available in a rich array of colors including pink, purple, red, white, green, apricot, and yellow. Flowering a month or so earlier are the Christmas Roses (Helleborus niger) with their pristine white to pink-tinged white blossoms. Hellebores (Helleborus) are great Japanese Maple partners since they share the same growing conditions. Among the acid-loving plants are Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kalmia latifola (Mountain Laurel), and dwarf conifers. Great companion plants are those sharing the same cultural requirements. Japanese Maples are easily grown in moist, organically rich, slightly acidic, well-drained soils.They can adapt to a wide range of cultural situations, are shallow-rooted, and are not serious competitors with companion shrubs. Japanese Maples are exceptionally beautiful in mixed borders or underplanted with companion plants. Well-behaved, they make perfect partners with other plants and help create strikingly beautiful combinations in the garden. While extraordinarily good-looking on their own, Japanese Maples, however, look more charming when planted with companion plants. Louisville Plants That Are Most Easily Confused With This One: Other maples, but because its leaves are so unique and it has such a bright color in the fall.Native to Japan, Korea, and China, Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum) include a rich variety of deciduous shrubs or small trees with graceful habits, elegantly cut leaves, and extraordinarily colorful foliage, particularly in the fall when the leaves turn dazzling shades of golden-yellow, red-purple and bronze, before shedding to the ground.Ī single Japanese Maple placed in a prominent place attracts attention from every part of the garden. Unique Morphological Features of Plant: Multiple Stems Size of Individual Flower: Smaller than a Quarterįruit Desirable to Birds or Squirrels? No Shape of Individual Flower: Radially Symmetrical Length of Leaf (or Leaflet): Between the Length of a Credit Card and a Writing-PenĬolor of Foliage in Summer: Reddish-BrownishĬhange in Color of Foliage in October: Changes to Reddish-Orange Stem (or Trunk) Diameter: Between The Diameter of a Broom-Handle and a Coffee-MugĬharacteristics of Mature (Brownish) Bark: Smooth Bark with Longitudinal Stripes Manner of Culture: Landscape Shrub-Vine-Tree Most Distinguishing Morphological Features of This Plant: Bright red leaves during fall foliage The Bloodgood has a strong fibrous root system, multiple stems, and slender shoots that end in small paired buds.įamily Name (Scientific and Common): Aceraceae, Maple FamilyĬontinent of Origin: China, Japan, Korea
In extremely hot and dry weather, it can be sun burned and become tattered. The Bloodgood requires direct sunlight for as least part of the day, but also needs partial shade.
It is a noncompetitive plant and can still grow very well if surrounded by many other plants. It is an easy plant to grow, especially because it does not require large amounts of nutrients, and overall has very few problems. The Bloodgood is a strong growing plant and may grow 2 to 3 feet per year. It can grow 15 to 20 feet high and has a spreading habit. The Bloodgood has beautiful burgundy foliage its entire growing season and has small, but attractive red fruits. The Bloodgood is commonly planted in gardens as an ornamental tree and is admired for its graceful and peaceful appearance. It is a cultivar named after the Bloodgood Nursery in Long Island, New York, where it was developed. The Bloodgood Japanese Red Maple was introduced into the United States before World War II.
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