Acer palmatum 'Butterfly' Variegated Japanese Maple burgundy 'Lovett' has slightly smaller leaves

'Lovett' has slightly smaller leaves than many japonicums

If more widley available

With a name that means thunder 'Inazuma' really makes a statement in the garden as older trees can reach 25 feet or more in height and usually as wide or wider than tall

Spring Color: Purple

Acer palmatum 'Butterfly' Variegated Japanese Maple burgundy 'Lovett' has slightly smaller leavesDeveloped by Koichiro Wada Nursery, Japan before 1938 'Butterfly' has striking variegation. Frequent pruning is recommended to thin inner branching as it gets older, in order to prevent it from becoming to congested. Fall color is orange. There does appear to be two different cultivars being sold under the name 'Butterfly', while they are similar there is enough difference to indicate that they are distinctively different cultivars. One has pink and