Acer palmatum 'Black Lace' Imperfect particularly over winter

particularly over winter

A surprisingly uncommon houseplant

making use of the humid

the West Indies

firm blades that gradually widen and harden as they mature

Acer palmatum 'Black Lace' Imperfect particularly over winterThe Acer palmatum 'Black Lace' is one of the deepest, darkest leaved dissectum style Japanese maples available, a true black purple lace leaf form with finely cut, deeply lobed foliage on a compact rounded shrub. Spring growth emerges a rich black purple, holds its intense colour right through summer, then sharpens to fiery red and crimson in autumn before leaf fall. This is a connoisseur's plant, hard to find on the UK retail shelf and visually