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
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~58 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX