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Tiger Eyes Sumac

(Rhus typhina 'Tiger Eyes')
Mature Height:
6-8’
Mature Spread:
6-8’
Hardy To:
10,000'
Exposure:
Sun
Water Requirement:
Medium
Flower Color/Season:
Silver/Gray, Early Spring

This striking foliage plant offers a long season of interest with deeply-cut, almost lacy leaves. The new growth starts out a vivid chartreuse, but soon changes to a bright yellow. It remains that color throughout the growing season, without burning even in full sun. In autumn the plants turn a brilliant scarlet-orange layered over the yellow, for an impressive, luminous show. The fuzzy-looking, purplish-pink stems offer a pleasing contrast to the lemony foliage. The plant has an open, loose form with a flat crown, and the branches angle upward, while the lacy leaves droop downward, resulting in an elegant, almost Oriental look overall. The branches in winter can be quite picturesque.