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Japanese Maple 'Fascination': Intriguing Variegation

'Fascination' (Acer palmatum 'Fascination') earns its name with intriguing, irregular variegation—each leaf a unique patchwork of green, cream, and pink.

Variegated Puzzle

The leaves are palmate, 5-7 lobed. The variegation is unstable and varied: sectors of creamy white, pink, and green in random patterns. No two leaves are alike. Spring shows the most pink. Summer is green and cream. Fall adds yellow. The habit is upright, 8-10 feet.

Plant Profile

Family:	Sapindaceae (sap-in-DAY-see-ee)
Genus:	Acer (AY-ser)
Species:	palmatum (pahl-MAY-tum)
Cultivar:	Fascination

Culture

Variegated maples need part shade to prevent burning of white sectors. 'Fascination' may revert (produce all-green shoots); remove these promptly. Moist, acidic, well-drained soil. A fascinating, ever-changing foliage display for the collector.

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