My mum bought me a 10pence acer in Morrisons a few years ago. Bargain. I don’t know what variety it is but it is variegated, and I have had it in a pot on my sunny patio (gets sun from about 2pm until dusk) for a few years. I have potted it on, but not recently. I know that variegated plants lose chlorophyll, but it is getting plenty of sunlight and has grown well, albeit slowly. I water regularly. Everything else does really well in my patio and I don’t want to lose it as I feel very attached to it!