The best plants for your garden

Underplant Japanese maples with ground covers

Since the root system of the Japanese maple is not very branched or only has a small amount of fine roots, there are enough nutrients left over for the ground cover to feed on. Preferably, however, you should shallow-rooted ground cover choose for underplanting. In addition, these should semi-shady until shady location conditions get by Underplanting is a touch more intoxicating when the plants produce buds that accentuate or contrast the foliage of the Japanese maple. Predestined for underplanting are:

• periwinkle
• Rock Cranesbill
• Medlar
• cushion phlox
• spring cinquefoil
• Pennywort

[image: bed|japanese maple, evergreen]

Underplant Japanese maples with perennials

thanks to the translucent crown many perennials feel in good hands at the foot of the Japanese maple. There are both ornamental leaf perennials as well as flowering perennials attractive. Hostas, for example, emphasize the Asian touch and create with their large and fleshy appearing leaves a decorative contrast to the filigree and finely cut foliage of the Japanese maples. Other perennials are more convincing with their flowers than underplanting Acer palmatum.

• hosts
• elf flowers
• aconite
• Rosenwaldmeister

[image: bed|japanese maple, hosta]

Underplant Japanese maple with grasses

Directly at Japanese maple plants you can also plant grass. Due to their delicate appearance, these represent a wonderful visual complement to this fan maple. When choosing grasses, it is important that they remain low (maximum 60 cm high) and on the other hand the penumbra tolerated under the Japanese maple. The following grasses are a great match:

• dwarf bamboo
• Japan dwarf reed
• Japanese mountain grass
• Japanese blood grass

[image: bed|japanese maple, dwarf bamboo]

Underplant Japanese maple with trees

smaller shrubs, the one partially shaded location like and anchor themselves flat in the ground without disturbing this Japanese maple, you can choose gravel as underplanting. Among other things, the following are suitable:

• azalea
• rhododendron
• hydrangeas
• roses
• mock hazel
• Golden maple bonsai

[image: bed|japanese maple, azalea]

Underplant Japanese maples with ferns

Ferns are ideal for underplanting Acer palmatum, as they like it in the shade and have shallow roots. The most notable is the red veil fern with its spectacularly colored fronds, the Japanese maple is wonderful in the fall accentuate. But there are other types that are pretty too. These ferns are suitable:

• Polypody
• rib fern
• male fern
• Asian lady fern
• red veil fern

[image: bed|japanese maple, red veil fern]

Underplant Japanese maple in the tub

Since the Japanese maple in a tub remains rather small, its underplanting should also be close to its root area. Suitable for this purpose are therefore superficial ground cover, which spread out like a carpet, such as:

• Small periwinkle
• Carpet Gold Strawberry
• Upholstery thyme
• carpet phlox

[image: kuebel|japanese maple, vinca minor]