Mature Size: 6-10’ H, 4-6’ W
Sun exposure: Full sun
Soil: Prefers sandy soil, fast draining
Water Use: Low
Cold Hardy to: Tolerates down to 15 F
Flowers: Cream, yellow flowers in spring, red hairy drupes in summer
Elevation: Up to 7000’
Native to: Mojave and Sonoran Deserts and most of the USA
Rhus aromatica is a deciduous medium-large perennial shrub with pleasantly spicy aromatic foliage. During spring it’s cream/yellow flowers attract a variety of moths and butterflies. In autumn, it gives off a beautiful display of fall colors. Its red hairy and fleshy fruit resembles that of lemonade berry. Fragrant sumac can be found on slopes, washes and scrub. It spreads slowly by root suckers and creates colonies or thickets. Fragrant sumac can sometimes be mistaken for poison oak due to its three leaflets.
Mature Size: 6-10’ H, 4-6’ W
Sun exposure: Full sun
Soil: Prefers sandy soil, fast draining
Water Use: Low
Cold Hardy to: Tolerates down to 15 F
Flowers: Cream, yellow flowers in spring, red hairy drupes in summer
Elevation: Up to 7000’
Native to: Mojave and Sonoran Deserts and most of the USA
Rhus aromatica is a deciduous medium-large perennial shrub with pleasantly spicy aromatic foliage. During spring it’s cream/yellow flowers attract a variety of moths and butterflies. In autumn, it gives off a beautiful display of fall colors. Its red hairy and fleshy fruit resembles that of lemonade berry. Fragrant sumac can be found on slopes, washes and scrub. It spreads slowly by root suckers and creates colonies or thickets. Fragrant sumac can sometimes be mistaken for poison oak due to its three leaflets.
