Japanese Maple Companion Plants
 

What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under
burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for
any suggestions.

Berob

Japanese Maple Companion Plants
 

"Berob" wrote in message
om...
What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under
burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for
any suggestions.


My Bloodgood is under planted with mass of hosta "France." I also have some
huchera, spirea "Little Princess," daylilies, and blue holly in the
immediate area.

Japanese Maple Companion Plants
 

Berob wrote:

What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under
burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for
any suggestions.

Berob

Anything you like that will tolerate partial shade. With that color, I'd look
at things with golden tones - hostas, Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa),
golden barberries, yellow leaf dicentra, Magic Carpet spiraea are just a few.
Avoid perennials that need frequent division and be sure to mulch or add a
groundcover to retard weeds - too much cultivation in the root zone of a
Japanese maple can damage very fragile feeder roots and open the tree up to
invasion from various soil pathogens.

pam - gardengal

Japanese Maple Companion Plants
 

"Berob" wrote in message
om...
What type of shrubs/plants look good planted next to, around, or under
burgandyish Japanese Maples (e.g. Bloodgood, etc.)? Thanks in advance for
any suggestions.

Berob

Pachysandra (nice deep green, and bulletproof), and lily-of-the-valley
(Convallaria majalis):
http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp...atalogDisplay?
storeId=10151&catalogId=10067&langId=-1&mainPage=prod2working&ItemId=8304&Fr
omTextSearch=lily%20of%20the%20valley

In my yard, lily of the valley does equally well in spots ranging from deep
shade to bright, dappled sun under a sycamore. The flowers smell outrageous
in the spring, and the rest of the time, the leaves are really nice. The
pachysandra doesn't give a hoot what happens to it. In one corner under the
eaves of my house, they are dripped on my melting ice all winter, finally
ending up covered in ice. They just laugh.

Both are easy to find at any decent garden center. They might be a bit
pricey, but they spread nicely, so you don't have to cover every single inch
of the area the first year. The lilies spread into my lawn, but vanish when
mowed, and on a 1-10 scale of invasiveness, I'd call them a 3. No big deal.