Murasaki kiyohime is a vigorous dwarf Japanese maple whose small light green leaves emerge bright green with red margins in the spring. Leaves turn glossy and dark green with purple-red margins by summer. Murasaki kiyohime is a great dwarf palmatum! Upright habit and bushy. Murasaki kiyohime is hardy to -10° F and will grow 6 feet by 5 feet in 8 years. Sun / part shade in hot climates.