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ICNCP Name: 'Kasagi-yama'
Formerly 'Kasagi yama'
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:
Reticularum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
Kasagiyama (Don Schmidt/Mr Maple), 笠置山, means "Kasagi Mountain." Kasagi is a town in Kyoto Prefecture, which was a center for Shugendō (Mountain Asceticism). It has a long and rich history, and is now a popular spot for Sakura, Cherry Blossom viewwing. (ED)
Kasagi yama is similar to Beni shigitatsu sawa in the spring with its coleus patterned leaves. The new growth of Kasagi yama is a bright brick red not the pink of Beni shigitatsu sawa. The plant grows into an open shrub that can reach 12' in height. (Kasagi Mountain) (DSN, as Kasagiyama)
Date of Origin if known:
1978
Origin if known:
Vertrees/Nakajima
Information Source:
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