Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum 'Lanham's Purple' Anacardiaceae

Other names

Flameleaf Sumac

Growth habit

Shrub - Clonal

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Klyn Nurseries

Description

A selection from Kentucky with unique shiny purple summer foliage which turns scarlet in fall. Forms a large suckering shrub to 8-10' tall and 10-12' wide in eight years.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fall color, leaf color