Peve Starfish Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Peve Starfish'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size6 to 10 feet tall5 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Green
Notes
'Peve Starfish' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Peve Starfish') is a tree for specimen planting, small gardens, and fall color. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun. The red-purple leaves have downward curving lobes that look like starfish. Fall color is intense crimson. The form is upright and broad, and it reaches about 10 feet tall and 6 feet wide in 10 years.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Climbing hydrangea, and Evelyn rose.