Cotinus Royal Purple Smoke Tree Web Specials

Cotinus Royal Purple Smoke Tree Web SpecialsPurple Smoketree. A very attractive shrub with deep purple leaves that hold color throughout the summer. The native range of this attractive shrub extends from southern Europe to central China. It grows into a rounded bush about 12 ft. tall with broadly oval leaves. The numerous plume like panicles of tiny bronze pink flowers fading to grayish purple are a stunning feature in summer a look of "smoke". The foliage turns red in autumn.

You can expect this tree to grow to 4ft tall and 1ft wide in 10 years

Found by Jack Brummage

This plant is new to us

The blue-green foliage is dense and lush year round

but only 8" tall

It makes a green mound with all stems layering out over each other

air and nutrients

One of the Robin Hill hybrids created in the 1940's

gaining a Gold Medal in Boskoop

reliability

Not recommended for hot

then turn to shades of pink