Better than flowers

While the subtle flowers of Japanese maple usually derive and go without observance , the wing seeds are another story . This Japanese maple has stunning , bright blood-red seeds that flutter in the slightest zephyr in outpouring . They ’re a surprisingly vivid contrast to the Burgundy wine leaves , even from a distance .

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