# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-02-04T18:31:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

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🌳 Winter doesn’t have to be colorless, especially with these bright new tree cultivars! ⁠
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🍁 Meet Hot Chana® Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘JWW7’; Zones 5–8). This three-season color show starts out with bright red leaves in the spring, then darkens to a chocolate red before maturing to green. In the fall, the whole tree bursts into a fiery scarlet. This tree grows quicky to 8–15 feet high and 4–6 feet wide. It’s the perfect addition to the parts of your garden that get full to partial sun. springmeadownursery.com ⁠
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🌲Ilex Golden Sky™ (Ilex crenata ‘DRO-IMT’; Zones 5–9) can bring a pop of chartreuse to the narrower parts of your garden. This versatile holly can be great in mixed containers, but can also stand on its own as a focal point or in a row for subtle screening. Ilex Golden Sky™ can handle full sun to partial shade and will grow to 8 feet high and 3 feet wide. plantdevelopment.com ⁠
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🍂 For a moodier foliage, check out the Garden Gems® Amethyst Cercis (Cercis canadensis ‘NC2017-6’; Zones 5–9). This burgundy beauty is a North American native with pink spring blooms that attract pollinators and a rich hue year-round. With full sun and regular water until established, it can thrive in a container. In the ground, it will grow to 8–10 feet high and wide. starrosesandplants ⁠
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Check out our “New Plants” section in our bi-monthly magazine American Gardener to be inspired by the most innovative new plants in the market. ⁠
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Not a member? Join us at connect.ahsgardening.org/join to become a member and gain full access to the magazine archives. ⁠
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