Shining Sumac PRAIRIE FLAME

Tagged as: Four Season Landscape, Chicagoland Grows, Low growing shrubs

Botanical Name: Rhus copallina var. latifolia 'Morton'
Common Name: Shining Sumac - PRAIRIE FLAME™

Updated 12/2012

Height: 5-6' Spread: up to 10' Habit/Form: Compact, mounding Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-7

Cultural Requirements: Full sun for best falll color; tolerant of poor conditions, especially dry and rocky soil.

Ornamental Characteristics: A non-fruiting male clone with very dark green, glossy foliage, which turns a brilliant red in fall. A Chicagoland Grows® introduction.

Uses in the Landscape: Good for massing and naturalizing dry, rocky, and sloping areas.

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