Evergreen Sumac
Rhus virens
Evergreen sumac is a lustrous, leathery-leaved shrub of Texas and Southwestern limestone hills, with late white bloom and red fruit. A handsome, drought-hardy evergreen screen that shrugs off heat.
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~58 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX
Related native plants
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- Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)
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- Skunkbush Sumac (Rhus trilobata)