littleleaf sumac
Rhus microphylla
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size4 to 8 feet tall8 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , green
- Foliage color
- Dull green above, pale below.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers appear before the leaves and give way to clusters of orange-red berries on female plants. Birds and bees visit it, and fall color is a muted rose and purple. Suckers form colonies, so give it room.
Pairs well with Purple sage, Apache plume, and Autumn sage.
Native range
AZ, NM, OK, and TX.