| Description | Acer palmatum dissectum 'Atropurpureum'
Purple Japanese Maples are small deciduous trees with deep purple foliage instead of green, that then becomes a gorgeous red in autumn. Beautiful feature tree.
This is a weeping grafted variety. | Buxus sempervirens suffruticosa
A glossy green, rounded leaf box hedging plant
• Used for low to medium hedging and topiary
• Planted in the garden, along borders, pathways and in pots
• Tolerates shady positions | |
| Content | The Atropurpureum Maple is a beautiful purple grafted Japanese maple which offers you a lush dark purple and red colour in spring and summer, then going into brilliant red, bronze colours in autumn.
A small, deciduous tree, these are grafted purple maples, which means they will never get much taller than the height of the trunk when you buy them. Instead, their trunks thicken and their heads grow full with delicate ‘drooping' branches.
Grafted purple Japanese maples, like the Atropurpureum variety, are absolutely perfect for small gardens and can even be grown in large pots. For this reason, buying a Purple Japanese Maple is like buying a gorgeous jumbo side bonsai tree. The Purple Maple is best placed in a position of full sunlight or partial shade and in moist but well drained soils. | If your looking for a small hedging plant then this is the one for you. Dutch Box is a dwarf box that grows with dense, glossy green foliage and works well in shaded areas.
Dutch Box also likes part shade in moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions. It should be clipped to maintain a formal shape.
Slight yellow discolouration of the leaves on Dutch box may occur during cooler months, but don't worry, this is normal! This is remedied by applying with Dolomite Lime, and a slow release fertilizer a month later. Or you can just leave your Dutch Box alone and it will come back lovely and green and spring.
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| Additional information | |
| botanical-name |
Buxus sempervirens "Suffruticosa"
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| height-x-width |
Up to 1m, but usually kept quite low as slow growing
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| planting-distance |
For border: 5 or 6 per metre
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| features |
An evergreen dwarf shrub with glossy green oval foliage and a dense growth habit
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| conditions |
Sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions, clip to maintain formal shape
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| landscape-use |
Edges and borders, topiary, pots and general garen planting, widely used in formal gardens
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