Staghorn Sumac vs White Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

Staghorn Sumac vs White Meadowsweet

Rhus typhina

Spiraea alba

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Staghorn Sumac
White Meadowsweet

Staghorn Sumac is a popular ornamental shrub with red velvet like antlers that produce seeds that provide nice winter interest for landscapers and gardeners.

This low-maintenance plant is a great addition to any garden it is also used in shelterbelts.

White Meadowsweet is a woody, deciduous shrub that begins to bloom in early summer with small white and pink flowers. Its foliage turns from a light green into an attractive golden-yellow later in the fall.

The White Meadowsweet, also known as Mead-Wort or Bride-Wort, is favored by birds and butterflies but is largely ignored by deer. They produce small brown berries in the summer, and while they are technically edible, they are not sweet and are more desired by wildlife.

Staghorn Sumac Quick Facts

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: small, green-yellow
Flowers: white, small
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high




Other Names: stags horn sumach, velvet sumac
Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem