When the wine-red foliage of Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' begins to fade in late autumn it forms a shot-silk mixture of shimmering orange-pinks, a grand sunset finale that gives a generous hint as ...
Description: A deciduous tree or shrub native to the Mediterranean and southern latitudes of the United States, Cotinus coggygria is prized for its broadly elliptic dark green to purple leaves, and ...
With its clouds of wispy flowerheads, the smoke bush provides a brilliant stand-alone feature growing to around 3m (10ft). C. coggygria ’Royal Purple’, bears striking wine-coloured leaves which turn ...
THE gorgeous burgundy foliage of the smoke bush Cotinus coggygria ‘Purpureus’ is a magnificent sight in the spring and summer garden. The oval leaves are a deep reddish purple when grown in full sun ...
In managing collections at a local botanic garden, I’ve acquired, planted and observed myriad selections, primarily of Cotinus coggygria, and have had struggles, failures and successes. However, one ...
The Weekly Times: Purple smoke bush, a Cotinus, glorious in spring and summer
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Native to Europe and China, smoke bush (Cotinus coggygria) is the most common species you will find at ...
A. Hardy to Zones 4 to 5, neither the species nor cultivated varieties of smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) actually needs to be cut back. They are winter-hardy shrubs and, unlike perennials, the ...
Q.: I planted a Royal Purple Smoketree in May 1998. It was about three feet tall and I was hoping it would grow to a larger tree. It has leaves on it but is not very bushy. Is there something I should ...