Acer palmatum 'Oto hime'

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Acer

palmatum

ICNCP Name: 'Otohime'

Formerly 'Oto hime'

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:

Palmatum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9

Otohime (dvandermaat), 乙姫, Otohime, directly means "The Youngest Princess." In this case, it doubtless refers to Otohime, the beautiful Dragon Princess from the folktale "Urashima Tarō" , where she lives in a wonderful undersea palace. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

1975

Origin if known:

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

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