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ICNCP Name: 'Waki-saka-nishiki'

Formerly 'Wakisaka nishiki'

The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) establishes the rules and regulations for proper naming of plants. When different, the cultivar database displays the correct(ed) ICNCP name, rather than its previous cultivar name.

Japanese Maple Classification: 

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

6
脇坂錦, Waki-saka-nishiki, means "Brocade from Near the Slope." As it was collected by Yano on Yakushima, a volcanic island, this rare and beautiful variegated cultivar carries a self-explanatory name. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

1991
Origin if known:

Yano

Information Source:

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