'Moonfire'
is one of our favorites. It seems to grow faster and hold it's color
better in shade than other red leaf cultivars.'Moonfire tolerates full
sun and mantains it's color into the hot Georgia summer as well as any
upright variety we gtow. The foliage
of 'Moonfire' comes out dark purple in spring but tends to turn more
red as summer nears, except in more shady locations where the color
remains more purple. It's leaves are slightly translucent and tend to
glow when the sun lights them from behind. Fall color is bright red.
