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ICNCP Name: 'Shōjō'
Formerly 'Shojo'
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:
Atropurpureum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
Shohjoh (Esveld). Shōjō are yōkai, supernatural and mythical creatures, associated with sake, drunkenness, friendship, and the red of their faces and hair. They are river or sea spirits, mentioned in folk tales and Nō plays. They hold a very culturally significant place in Japan, and although the name also means "Orangutan", causing confusion as to whether the name means "monkey" in English translation, that animal was only introduced to Japan during the Meiji restoration, in 1898. Chimufu Shimazaki succinctly describes shōjō as a "tipsy wine elf." For more information, see Deshōjō. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1695
Origin if known:
Vertrees/Yano
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