Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
(Stag's Horn Sumach)
Family - Anacardiaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 2m
Width - up to 3m if not controlled
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: Deciduous, suckering, medium-sized Shrub with an upright habit. Mid-green, fern-like leaves with finely cut leaflets can reach up to 60cm in length and are renowned for their brilliant orange-red autumn colour. Young stems are covered in fine, velvety red hair. Deep red fruit in pyramidal clusters are produced from spring through autumn. Rhus typhina as a species is Dioecious, and as R. t. 'Dissecta' is a female cultivar, no male flowers will be produced on this plant.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonyms - R. t. 'Laciniata', R. hirta 'Laciniata'
Flower:
Female cultivar. Inconspicuous female flowers are produced in May and are followed by showy pyramid shaped panicles of deep red fruit from summer into autumn.
Flower shape: Panicles
Flowering time: May
Foliage:
Mid-green, pinnate leaves with oblong-lanceolate, finely cut leaflets. The leaves are fern-like in appearance and can reach up to 60cm in length. Young stems are covered in deep red, velvety hair. Brilliant orange and scarlet autumn colour.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate, dissected oblong-lanceolate leaflets
Autumn Colour: Orange, red
Poison Information:
This plant is toxic if ingested.
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.