Illicium anisatum 'Murasaki-no-sato' Japanese Anise Shrub CONIFERSALE2025 Arakawa is provides year-round interest

Arakawa is provides year-round interest to the garden and landscape

Jean' leafs out in the early spring with green-red heavily divided foliage that gives a unique texture

'Nokoribo' is a beautiful trident maple with salmon-pink new growth that matures to green

This weeping red Japanese maple tree grows great in full sun and can handle partial shade areas though the color maintains better with at least a 3-4 hours of sunlight

maturing to deep maroon

Illicium anisatum 'Murasaki-no-sato' Japanese Anise Shrub CONIFERSALE2025 Arakawa is provides year-round interestIllicium anisatum 'Murasaki no sato' Japanese Anise Shrub Zones 7 9 'Murasaki no sato' is a gorgeous illicium. The deep burgundy glossy flush of growth is quite attractive overtop of the lower green foliage. It is said that the name 'Murasaki no sato' translates as Purple Village. This newer selection of Japanese anise was brought over from Gifu, Japan, by our good friend, Ted Stephens. Murasaki no sato has a more conical habit reaching 6 8 ft in