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ICNCP Name: 'Saho-suō'

Formerly 'Saho suô'

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):

5 to 9
佐保蘇芳, Saho-suō, is a reference to a specific red color in Japan. In English, we might say "Sappan-red Saho", because the dye is refined from Sappanwood. Specifically it is a deep reddish-magenta, or deep rose-garnet red with a magenta undertone. The exact components of the color are specified by the RGB coding system as 168,69,98; should anyone wish to buy this color paint. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

1988
Origin if known:

Yano

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