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Corallinum Japanese Maple: A Spring Fire Cultivar with Many Synonyms

Corallinum Japanese Maple

Corallinum is a Japanese maple cultivar (Acer palmatum) known for its brilliant spring color, often called Spring Fire. It has many synonyms including Beni seigen, Carmineum, Coralliformis, reflecting its long history in cultivation.

Plant Details

Family:	Sapindaceae (sap-in-DAY-see-ee)
Genus:	Acer (AY-ser)
Species:	palmatum (pahl-MAY-tum)
Cultivar:	Corallinum
Additional Info:	aka Beni seigen, Carmineum, Coralliformis, Spring Fire

Japanese Maples: Japanese Maple 'Butterfly': Variegated Foliage Resembling Fluttering Wings; Japanese Maple 'Shishigashira': The Lion's Head with Curled, Crinkled Foliage; Japanese Maple 'Nicholsonii': Deeply Cut Purple-Red, Also Atrodissectum; Japanese Maple 'Nuresagi': Wet Heron with Dark Purple-Red Foliage; Japanese Maple 'Okushimo': Upright Green with Crinkled Leaves, Also Crispum; Japanese Maple 'Seicha': Green Tea Variegation, Also Aocha Nishiki; Japanese Maple 'Shindeshojo': Brilliant Spring Scarlet, Also Shin deshojo; Japanese Maple 'Matsuyoi': Evening Twilight with Variegated Foliage; Japanese Maple 'Trompenburg': Upright Red with Rolled Leaf Margins; Japanese Maple 'Kasagiyama': Kasagi Mountain with Variegated Foliage

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