Botanical Name: Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'
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Common Name: Butterfly Japanese Maple  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25'

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Blue Green, Pink, White, Variegated

 

Bark Color

Green, Striped

 

Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This Japanese maple has blue-green leaves that are variegated with white and a hint of pink. In the fall, white margins turn bright magenta. Grow in filtered light to full shade, as the white foliage will burn in the heat of summer. Has an upright habit, and grows 12 to 15 feet tall and about 10 feet wide, though very slowly.