Below are descriptive listings of the most popular Japanese Maples that perform well in Zone 8 and surrounding areas.

Name: 'Crimson Queen' Japanese Maple Botanical: Acer dissectum Height x Width: 6' H x 6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Red Water: Low Features: Bright crimson-red foliage emerges in Spring and holds its color well thru the season turning to a brilliant scarlet in Fall! Prefers well-drained soil. Perhaps the most popular of all laceleaf maples. Companions: Underplant with Blue Rug Junipers, Ivy, Dwarf Mondo Grass, trailing Sedums, Creeping Thyme, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Fig, or other matt-forming perennials. Combines nicely with Soft Touch Holly, Junipers, Creeping Yew, Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf Gardenias, Dwarf Spireas, Daylilies, and more.

Name: 'Red Dragon' Japanese Maple Botanical: Acer dissectum Height x Width: 5-6' H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Red throught season - Holds color well during summer! Water: Low Features: The deep burgundy-red foliage holds its color through Summer better than any other laceleaf maple. Dense, mounding habit with pendulous branching. Prefers well-drained soil. A Wilson Bros. Favorite! Companions: Underplant with Blue Rug Juniper, Ivy, Dwarf Mondo Grass, trailing Sedums, Creeping Thyme, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Fig, or other matt forming perennials. Combines nicely with Soft Touch Holly, Little Richard Abelia, Creeping Yew, Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf Gardenia, Dwarf Spireas, Daylies, and more.

Name: 'Seiryu' Japanese Maple Botanical: Acer dissectum Height x Width: 10-12' H x 6-8' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Bright green laceleaf foliage - the only upright laceleaf Water: Low Features: The only upright growing laceleaf we know of. Lime-green lacey foliage makes this one an outstanding beauty! . Prefers well-drained soil. A Wilson Bros. Favorite! Companions: Underplant with Blue Rug Juniper, Ivy, Dwarf Mondo Grass, trailing Sedums, Creeping Thyme, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Fig, or other matt forming perennials. Combines nicely with Soft Touch Holly, Little Richard Abelia, Creeping Yew, Barberries, Cotoneaster, Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf Gardenia, Dwarf Spireas, Daylies, and more.

Name: 'Tamukeyama' Japanese Maple Botanical: Acer dissectum Height x Width: 6-8' H x 5-6' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Red - Holds color well during summer Water: Low Features: Foliage holds color well thru the season on this fast growing variety with horizontal pendulous branching. Prefers well-drained soil. Companions: Underplant with Blue Rug Juniper, Ivy, Dwarf Mondo Grass, trailing Sedums, Creeping Thyme, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Fig, or other matt forming perennials. Combines nicely with Soft Touch Holly, Little Richard Abelia, Creeping Yew, Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf Gardenia, Dwarf Spireas, Daylies, and more.

Name: 'Viridis' Japanese Maple Botanical: Acer dissectum Height x Width: 6' H x 6-7' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Outstanding lime green turns orange in Fall Water: Low Features: Outstanding lime green foliage on these varieties with mounding pendulous branching. Foliage turns yellow to orange in Fall. Prefers well-drained soil. Companions: Underplant with Blue Rug Juniper, Ivy, Dwarf Mondo Grass, trailing Sedums, Creeping Thyme, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Fig, or other matt forming perennials. Combines nicely with Soft Touch Holly, Little Richard Abelia, Creeping Yew, Barberries, Cotoneaster, Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf Gardenia, Dwarf Spireas, Daylies, and more

Name: 'Bloodgood' Japanese Maple Botanical: Acer palmatum Height x Width: 20' H x 15' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Deep red to burgundy in summer Water: Low Features: Perhaps the most popular of all upright palmate leaf Japanese Maples. The 5-lobed dark purple-red foliage holds its color well through the season. Prefers well-drained soil. Companions: Abelias, Cotoneaster, Creeping Yew, Dwarf Gardenias, Soft Touch Holly, Junipers, Dwarf Nandinas, Knockout Roses, Dwarf Spireas, Lantanas, ornamental groundcovers, Daylilies, and many more.

Name: 'Coral Bark' Japanese Maple Botanical: Acer palmatum Height x Width: 15-17' H x 10-12' W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Lime green foliage turns to orange in Fall Water: Low Features: Attractive year round with bright green foliage in Spring and Summer that turns to yellow, orange, and pink in Fall. The branches turn to a brilliant coral color in WInter. Prefers well-drained soil. Definitely a Wilson Bros. Favorite! Companions: Underplant with Blue Rug Juniper, Ivy, Dwarf Mondo Grass, trailing Sedums, Creeping Thyme, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Fig, or other matt forming perennials. Combines nicely with Soft Touch Holly, Little Richard Abelia, Creeping Yew, Barberries, Cotoneaster, Ornamental Grasses, Dwarf Gardenia, Dwarf Spireas, Daylies, and more.

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