Mukdenia rossii 'Karasuba'
Mapleleaf
Also known as Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans', Aceriphyllum rossii 'Karasuba', Mukdenia 'Karasuba'
- Height × spread
- 0.4m × 0.45m
- Position
- Tolerates part shade, likes light shade
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This is a low-growing mounded plant that has beautiful maple-like leaves. These are coloured green when mature but have bronze and even reddish hues when they emerge. In autumn the leaves turn lush shades of red-orange before becoming fortnight for winter. The flowers develop with the young foliage in spring. They open in April and May. They are held on long stalks and are held in small clusters, coloured white with pink tipped stamens at their heart. The small flowers are starry once they are opened. This is a woodland plant and does best in a lightly shaded position.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.4m
- Spread
- 0.45m
- Spread in 10 years
- 45m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Shady court
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Summer · Outdoors
Water during drought
Water plants in the ground regularly after a period of drought if still in growth (prefer to be dry when dormant). Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided in alternate years. Clumps may be divided into two or more pieces. Rhizomes can be cut whilst small bulbs or offsets are detached. The new plants can be grown in a container or planted in the ground.