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Acer
palmatum
'Snow Kitten'
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:
Variegatum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
Original code name, Elmer
Snow Kitten is a strongly variegated sport from Mikawa yatsubusa. Spring growth is almost pure white. Plant needs to be grown in partial shade to avoid burning. Probably best thought of as a collector plant. Talon Buchholz has renamed this variety to Yuki yama, which must be taken as a synonym. (DSN)
Date of Origin if known:
2010
Origin if known:
Fred Hooks All Things Acer
Edward T. Shinn
Information Source:
Found by Larry Stanley and named by Fred's grandaughter
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