Acer palmatum 'Seiryû'

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palmatum

ICNCP Name: 'Sei-ryū'

Formerly 'Seiryû'

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:

Dissectum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9

Seiryu (Esveld/Mr Maple/DSN) 青竜.Sei-ryū means "Azure Dragon." 青竜 is a significant figure in East Aisian mythology, one of rhe Four Symbols, representing the East, blue or green and the element "wood." Although we might not normally separate Seiryū, as a known name, in this case there are several other words where the unseparated rōmaji mean different things: we might have seiryū = "limpid stream, "refinement", or "commutation". Two of three would make nice epithets, and without the Kanji there is no way to know the actually meaning. By separating as Sei-ryų we follow the ICNCP instructions to err on the side of clarity with respect to word separation. (ED)

Seiryū is an upright green laceleaf. The foliage is a pleasant bright green that gives the plant a delicate appearance. Seiryu is a strong grower with excellent orange and red fall foliage. (Pure stream) (DSN, as Seiryu)

Date of Origin if known:

1882

Origin if known:

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

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