Acer Griseum, absolutely outstanding
27.06.2023 - 08:43 / aberdeengardening.co.uk
In your garden you may be surrounded with multiple shades of green from your trees, shrubs, plants and lawn. Fair enough
the perennial plants and annuals add a multitude of glorious colour.
However for a change in colour, the red leaved Japanese Acers are just the thing.
Take Acer Palmatum Atropurpureum with its red/purple leaves, absolutely fantastic. In Autumn the leaves then turn a brilliant scarlet, who says foliage is boring. Eventual height is said to be around 500cm, it would take many years to reach that height in Aberdeen.
For a dwarf variety look out for Acer Palmatum Dissectum Crimson Queen. This low growing mound forming Acer with its rich purple finely cut leaves is outstanding, grows to 120cm. Also grows well in containers, and it got the RHS award of garden merit, fantastic.
Acer Griseum, absolutely outstanding
Do not forget the pleasures of Acers in spring and early summer. New buds and leaves are an interesting feature of carefully chosen species. Visit a good garden center or a renown public garden like RHS Harlow Carr in Harogate We know that Maple trees or Acers have exceptional colour in autumn which is why tourists flock to New England and the eastern seaboard to see the flaming colours. Cold nights and warm days are the conditions that help turn green leaves to vibrant colours. With the falling temperatures, the lush green colours of summer have been replaced with vivid reds, golden yellows and browns.
I’m revelling right now in the wonders of Geranium Palmatum. It loves the conditions in our sheltered coastal garden and happily seeds itself around in a most decorative way. There aren’t many plants that look