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Cotinus or Smoke bush is a deciduous multi branched shrub with rounded green leaves that colour well in the autumn. Pinky-fawn coloured plume like inflorescences are borne in early summer turning an attractive smokey grey colour by autumn.They give the effect of a haze of smoke, hence the name.
Cotinus coggygria
Common name: Smoke Bush/ Venetian Sumach.
Native: Europe through to China.
Provenance: China
Size and spread (10 years): 2m x 2m
Treatment required: Mildly dormant requires 13 weeks stratification.
Seeds / kg: c.137,100 ; 85% viable
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Any well drained soil in full sun.
Planting instructions: give space, but can be pruned
Mature height: 3m x 2m
pic courtesy of Alexander Dunkel, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Seed pack (approx 450 seeds) |
| Genus | Cotinus |
| Family | Anancardiaceae |
| Flowering Month | June, July, August |
| Colour | pink |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | shrub |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
| Interest | autumn foliage, flowers |
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