Monday, October 29, 2012

Super Red

You can keep your burning bush pink and your orangey-red Autumn Blaze maple (the "it" tree for fall color around here these days); I'll take the dark, luxurious reds of fragrant sumac, Rhus aromatica, any time.


The glossy foliage catches the low autumn light and adds depth and complexity — plus a touch of glamour — to this Rocky Mountain native.

Hands down, the best shrub for full sun, poor soils, and dry conditions when your goal is super red fall foliage.

2 comments:

Desert Dweller said...

Our's (or are they R. trilobata?) are getting there in a nearby landscape...nice spots of that color. Too bad all the wild plants in the foothills have dried up and lost leaves over a month ago!

Jocelyn H. Chilvers said...

The shrub in these photos is the 'Grow Low' variety of Rhus aromatica.