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ICNCP Name: 'Toyama-nishiki'

Formerly 'Toyama 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.

Japanese Maple Classification: 
Dissectum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9
外山錦, Toyama-nishiki, means either "Brocade from Toyama" or less likely "Brocade from the Outer Mountain." (ED)

Toyama nishiki is a mounding laceleaf with green, white and pink variegation. It should be grown in partial shade to retain better variegation and color. The fall color of Toyama nishiki is orange and red. (DSN)

Date of Origin if known:

1882
Origin if known:
Sekihin Binran

Vertrees/Yano

Information Source:

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