Notes
Better known as the Purple Smoke Bush, Cotinus Royal Purple is a large deciduous shrub producing smoke-like plumes of wispy pink flower heads in summer, above attractive purple oval foliage, which darkens to deep purple and then vibrant tones of scarlet red in the autumn.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 3 L
- Height and Spread: 500 x 500 (16ft) over 5 - 10 years
Features
Insights
This is an extremely tough and robust plant, succeeding in all reasonable aspects. A tall plant with three-season interest, it is ideal for the back of a border. Interestingly, cotinus comes from the Greek for wild olive (kotinus). A recipient of the RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit), for all round excellence in the garden.
Details
- Flowers: June to July
- Hardy
Planting
- All soil types
- South, West or East facing
- Full sun or partial sunlight
Care
- Cotinus coggygria are easy shrubs to look after. Royal Purple can become tall and woody, so prune back severely to induce dense growth.
- Add a generous helping of well-rotted manure or leaf mould after pruning.
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