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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Seigen'
Formerly 'Seigen'
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:
Corallinum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
清玄, Seigen, is a personal name, notably the name of a buddhist priest in the Noh play Seigan Kazura, probably 15th century but of distputed authorship. Tje name itself may be taken to mean "Pure Mystery." (ED)
Seigen is a slow growing upright bush to about 8'. Crimson new growth fades to a mottled green in summer. It is probably the original name for plant A. palmatum Bonfire. It is a California favorite. Fall color is fire engine red. (DSN)
Date of Origin if known:
1898
Origin if known:
Vertrees/Nakajima
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