Rhus microphylla New and that contrary timing is

and that contrary timing is the whole charm

a third season begins: the bark peels in long tan and brown strips

when the shrub reveals a true identity in a profusion of rose-red

other species of hellebore can be had

Rhus microphylla New and that contrary timing isLittleleaf sumac is a big, bushy deciduous shrub of west Texas, the Southwest, and adjoining Mexico, built for heat, sun, and drought. The compound leaves are made up of tiny leaflets that give a fine, almost feathery texture, and they turn rose to purple in fall, an unusual and lovely tone among the sumacs. Tough and dryland hardy, the plant is well worth trying in the South and any hot, well drained garden. Small creamy white flowers open in spring,