Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' - The Lion's Head Japanese Maple Web Specials

Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' - The Lion's Head Japanese Maple Web SpecialsTightly congested, crinkled foliage arranged along stiff upright branches characterizes this old and famous Japanese Maple known as the 'Lion's Head' maple. This name relates to an old ritual in Japan where dancers wore costumes for the 'lion dance' to exorcise evil spirits. The name 'shishigashira' refers to two different cultivars, 'Meijishi' and 'O jishi', both grown in Japan for a long time. However, the cultivar 'Meijishi' is what is generally

Used often for Bonsai

Tends to be 1/3 wide as tall

this cultivar is probably the best fescue available today

One of the larger growing hydrangeas

gaining a Gold Medal in Boskoop

The rich green foliage hangs on weeping leaders

A cool weather grower

is native to eastern and southern China

If you like the smell of gardenias on a shrub with very attractive shiny foliage

This plant stops purple lovers in their tracks

adding interest

Here is a wonderful slow growing pine that is a hybrid between a Japanaese Red Pine and an Austrian Black Pine