Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’ (Dwarf Fragrant Sumac) (1 gal)
Dwarf fragrant sumac is a useful little shrub where you want broad, low-maintenance coverage that stays low. This cultivar of a midwestern native shrub typically stays less than 30 inches tall, but will spread out in time to 6 ft. or more. Trees or taller shrubs will grow up through it, but its dense, twiggy growth, spreading by runners, will form a thicket to suppress weeds across a broad swath of landscape.
It is remarkably flexible in the conditions in which it will thrive: full sun to part shade, and just about any soil with modest drainage, including clays and gravelly soils. It is particularly useful for steep slopes or other areas where it’s challenging to successfully grow attractive plants, and is resistant to drought, deer, and bunnies.
It has small, but pretty, male catkins and female flowers, which attract pollinators. But it is most prized for its attractive trifoliate leaves that are a glossy green all summer before turning lovely shades of orange, red, and even purple in the fall. When the leaves and twigs are bruised, they emit a sweet fragrance. In late summer, female flowers produce small clusters of hairy red berries, which sometimes persist into the cold months, feeding wildlife.
Dwarf fragrant sumac is a useful little shrub where you want broad, low-maintenance coverage that stays low. This cultivar of a midwestern native shrub typically stays less than 30 inches tall, but will spread out in time to 6 ft. or more. Trees or taller shrubs will grow up through it, but its dense, twiggy growth, spreading by runners, will form a thicket to suppress weeds across a broad swath of landscape.
It is remarkably flexible in the conditions in which it will thrive: full sun to part shade, and just about any soil with modest drainage, including clays and gravelly soils. It is particularly useful for steep slopes or other areas where it’s challenging to successfully grow attractive plants, and is resistant to drought, deer, and bunnies.
It has small, but pretty, male catkins and female flowers, which attract pollinators. But it is most prized for its attractive trifoliate leaves that are a glossy green all summer before turning lovely shades of orange, red, and even purple in the fall. When the leaves and twigs are bruised, they emit a sweet fragrance. In late summer, female flowers produce small clusters of hairy red berries, which sometimes persist into the cold months, feeding wildlife.
Dwarf fragrant sumac is a useful little shrub where you want broad, low-maintenance coverage that stays low. This cultivar of a midwestern native shrub typically stays less than 30 inches tall, but will spread out in time to 6 ft. or more. Trees or taller shrubs will grow up through it, but its dense, twiggy growth, spreading by runners, will form a thicket to suppress weeds across a broad swath of landscape.
It is remarkably flexible in the conditions in which it will thrive: full sun to part shade, and just about any soil with modest drainage, including clays and gravelly soils. It is particularly useful for steep slopes or other areas where it’s challenging to successfully grow attractive plants, and is resistant to drought, deer, and bunnies.
It has small, but pretty, male catkins and female flowers, which attract pollinators. But it is most prized for its attractive trifoliate leaves that are a glossy green all summer before turning lovely shades of orange, red, and even purple in the fall. When the leaves and twigs are bruised, they emit a sweet fragrance. In late summer, female flowers produce small clusters of hairy red berries, which sometimes persist into the cold months, feeding wildlife.