Fragrant Sumac | Rhus aromatica
Fragrant sumac is a low-growing shrub with fragrant leaves and red berries. The berries are edible raw or cooked, and they can be used to make tasty, tart drinks or can be dried and added to food like a spice. The plant prefers dry, well-drained soils. The leaves turn into a veritable rainbow of colors in the fall with various shades of yellow, orange, purple, and red. It provides food for pollinators early in the year when it flowers from April to June, before the leaves come in. It’s fast-growing and tends to form a thicket.
Sun: Full sun
Region of Origin: Central and Eastern USA
Fragrant sumac is a low-growing shrub with fragrant leaves and red berries. The berries are edible raw or cooked, and they can be used to make tasty, tart drinks or can be dried and added to food like a spice. The plant prefers dry, well-drained soils. The leaves turn into a veritable rainbow of colors in the fall with various shades of yellow, orange, purple, and red. It provides food for pollinators early in the year when it flowers from April to June, before the leaves come in. It’s fast-growing and tends to form a thicket.
Sun: Full sun
Region of Origin: Central and Eastern USA
Fragrant sumac is a low-growing shrub with fragrant leaves and red berries. The berries are edible raw or cooked, and they can be used to make tasty, tart drinks or can be dried and added to food like a spice. The plant prefers dry, well-drained soils. The leaves turn into a veritable rainbow of colors in the fall with various shades of yellow, orange, purple, and red. It provides food for pollinators early in the year when it flowers from April to June, before the leaves come in. It’s fast-growing and tends to form a thicket.
Sun: Full sun
Region of Origin: Central and Eastern USA
