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Companion Plants for Japanese Maple: Buy What You Like at the Garden Center

There is no "perfect" companion. Japanese maples look great with almost anything that shares their cultural needs (part shade, moist well-drained soil). Go to a local nursery, pick plants you love—hostas, ferns, heucheras, hakonechloa, rhododendrons, dwarf conifers—and plant them. Your personal taste is the best design guide.

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