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Victorians had a whole language around flowers. Do you have a favourite bloom? Do you know what it means? What does it mean to you?
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I’m not much of a flowers person, so I’ve stretched this theme a little bit to its limits. A quick search reveals a particular plant that I like, which technically does flower, so that will do for me. I’ve been a long-time fan of Acers, otherwise known as Japanese maples. With the beautiful variety of shapes to their leaves and the vibrant colours ranging between green and red, it’s an impressive plant.
We’ve got two different ones on our deck. Unfortunately, they are particularly tough to keep at their best. Too much sun is as bad as not enough. Same for water. We will persevere – If I can keep them alive, I’ll have many more years of looking at their beautiful leaves sitting outside.
Steven Smith 
I’m a big fan of Acers, too. They are temperamental things though.
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Very! Hopefully I can work them out before they die!
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I have seen a Japanese Maple bonsai. Its pretty but knowing its a full grown tree with its growth being suppress makes it unethical.
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I never heard them called Acers before. Where did that name come from?
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I’m unfamiliar with Acer Maples. We have a Amur Maple (which come from China originally) in our yard. It’s too young to give us a huge display of scarlet leaves, but I’m looking forward to that. It will get about 12 feet tall — assuming its root network gets robust enough before the next really cold winter because that can kill imported trees here and a winter with a long period of -50’F is bound to happen here eventually.
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