Japanese Red Maple
On a late summer afternoon, brilliantly colored leaves of the Japanese Maple located on the southwest reddish brick corner of the house show off their reddish-pink hues to match the pink colored overhang on the terrace.
With Frank Lloyd Wright designing the landscape architecture, it's not by chance that this beautiful species of the orient stands out against the otherwise predominantly evergreen foliage of SAMARA.
With its bright red colored leaves inter-mixed with pink shades of the desert, the Japanese Maple attracts attention to an otherwise well hidden portion of the house. It's remarkable how Mr. Wright manages to hide his Usonian houses on the land on one hand, but on the other to draw attention to something beyond.
The red-colored samara of the Japanese Maple is significant to the name and theme of the house. The individual samara or winged seeds of this species, a favorite of Mr. Wright's, are matched perfectly to the soft reddish-pink hues of the desert palette.