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Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica · Shrub
Fragrant Sumac is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 2–6 ft × 6–10 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and moths, stands up well to black walnut and deer and drought.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 2–6 ft × 6–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Erosion, Rabbits
- Native to
- North America
Will it survive your winters?
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