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ICNCP Name: 'Shimon-nishiki'
Formerly 'Shimon nishiki'
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.
Synonym for: Komon nishiki
Japanese Maple Classification:
Variegatum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
紫紋錦, Shimon-nishiki, means "Purple-pattern Brocade." 紫 is commonly seen as "murasaki", the kun'yomi or native Japanese reading, here it is pronounced in the on'yomi or Chinese fasion, giving "shi". (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1961
Origin if known:
Nakajima
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