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Other
cultivars/species:
Cotinus
'Flame' is
another
hybrid of
the same
parents.
Cotinus
coggygria
'Ancot',
Golden
Spirit Smoke
Tree, has
white
flowers and
fall color
is coral to
orange.
Coggygria
'Nordine' is
very hardy
and has red
smoke blooms
and red
foliage.
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Extra notes and
interesting
information:
Cotinus
'Grace' is a
hybrid between
American smoke
tree (Cotinus
obovatus)
and the European
smoke tree (Cotinus
coggygria )
Cotinus
is from the
Greek word 'kotinus'
meaning wild
olive.
Awarded Royal
Horticultural
Society Award of
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Common Name:
Purple Smoke Tree
Plant Type: Large Shrub or Small
Tree
Family: Anacardiaceae
Height/Spread:
10- 15 feet high by 10-15 feet wide
Bark/Stem:
Bark unremarkable
Leaves: Spring: Iridescent green
overlaid with red and light red. Summer: Darkens to dark red Autumn
mosaic of red and orange to gold.
Flowers: Enormous clusters of
frothy pink panicles 14-in high to 12-in wide.
Fruit:
Small, hard, less than half inch in
diameter drupe* with a single seed.
Bloom Time:
Early summer.
Growing Conditions:
Needs full sun to flower and
produce good leaf color. Grows well in various well-drained soils,
needs average fertility. Needs medium moisture to drought tolerant.
Diseases/Pests: Mostly disease free. Some verticillium**
wilt and powdery mildew. Verticillium can kill it.
Natural Range: Native to
temperate northern hemisphere Southern US and Europe Mediterranean
to China.
Uses:
Beds and borders, specimen plant or focal Point.
Winter/Fall
Interest: Tree structure.
Hardiness:
USDA Zones 5 to 9.
Garden Location:
Groundcover Bed 14.
* A drupe is a fruit in which an outer
fleshy part surrounds a shell (pit) of hardened endocarp, with a
seed inside. Other fruit with drupes are olive, date palm,
pistachio, prunes.
** Verticillium wilt is caused by soil
borne fungi, Verticillium albo-atrum and Verticiliium dahliae, and
most commonly attacks woody ornamentals in the US.
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