The maple is grateful for a shaded root area, but does not tolerate competition. Since it develops a heart root system, reserved shallow roots are suitable candidates for planting under it and thus making it visually appealing even in the lower area.
Which plants are suitable for underplanting maple?
Various perennials, grasses, ferns and ground cover plants are suitable for underplanting maple. However, these should form aflat root systemand not exceed a height of100 cm. Can be used for underplanting:
- Periwinkle and Golden Strawberry
- Fairy flower and cranesbill
- Hocas and Ferns
- Sedges
- Ivy
Planting maple with perennials
If you want to plant perennials under your maple, make sure that they areflatin the groundrootsandare shade tolerant. Planting under perennials looks particularly beautiful when they produce dense foliage and strikingly colored flowers. This allows the rather dark maple to shine from below. These perennials fit wonderfully at the foot of the maple:
- Heart-leaved foam blossom
- Elf Flower
- Bluebells
- Storksbill
- Silverleaf
- Hosta
Plant maple with ground cover plants
Ground cover plants create a lush green carpet on and around the maple tree. However, you should be able to cope with thepoor lighting conditionsand the sometimesshallow rootsand theirroot pressure. Undemanding and adaptable ground covers such as: are particularly suitable here
- Ivy
- Small Periwinkle
- Golden strawberry
- wood anemones
However, you can plant ground cover plants a little away from the trunk that like it wetter and require more light:
- Deadnettle
- Fat Man
- Mühlenbeckia
Planting maple with ornamental grasses
An underplanting with ornamental grasses looks a little more dynamic, although these should be able to get used to theshadyanddry conditions on the maple tree disc. Underplantings with grasses whose color contrasts with that of the maple are particularly wonderful. For example, you can fantastically showcase the Japanese maple with grasses. Goes well with all types of maple, including:
- Sedges
- Japan forest grass
- Japan gold ribbon grass
- Black Snake Beard
Planting maple with ferns
If you choose ferns to underplant the maple, you should keep in mind that theyshould not be too big. The following ferns look particularly beautiful at a distance from the tree trunk:
- Spotted Fern
- Soft Shield Fern
- Red Veil Fern
- Spiral Stair Fern
Planting maple in the pot
Even in a pot, a maple tree can be visually enhanced by planting under it and at the same time benefit from the shading in the root area. For underplanting in the pot,low ground cover plantsorsmaller perennials should preferably be used. These include, for example:
- Cushion Bellflower
- Storksbill
- woman's coat
- Golden strawberry
Tip
Highlight Acer with evergreen or colorful plants
Since the maple is rather simple in color for most of the year and leaves no leaves during the winter, underplanting with evergreen plants, but also with colorful flowering specimens, is extremely advantageous.
