Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

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Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

Plant (HPS Number P08340)

Notes:
Date donated: 15th Mar 2018
Donor: Michael Parr

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 89715 - Accepted
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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8 linked publications

A Flower for Every Day by Diane Bellerby
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 54: Autumn 2024

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A garden in the Lincolnshire Wolds by Richard Chuck
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Floral Fortifications by Pat Hunter
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 56: Autumn 2025

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Isle be There by Julie Ritchie
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 56: Autumn 2025

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Monsieur Geranium by Dominique Evrard
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 56: Autumn 2025

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Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016

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Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016

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The Glass Menagerie by Colin Crews
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 54: Autumn 2024

Hepatica nobilis, which Colin grows from seed, keeping the seedlings under glass during winter
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On a Chalk Hillside December 2022

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