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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000438
11/12/99

Cotinus coggygria--Smoke Tree


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 15 ft Spread: 15 ft Form: (Vis. 3) rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White, pink

Comments: Smoke Tree grows best in a sunny location and a
well-drained loam however, it is very useful in dry, rocky
soil. The large panicles (Vis. 5) of flowers, produced in
early summer, give the effect of a cloud of smoke. The fall
color (Vis. 4) is usually good and ranges from yellow to
orange.

Cultivars:
'Atropurpurea' - The leaves are dark purple.
'Nordine' - Originated at the Morton Arboretum.
Produces large, red plumes in mid-summer. Hardiest
of the purple-leaved cultivars but stems may kill to
the ground in severe winters.
'Pop's Pink Champagne' - An upright shrub, wider than
high with light mauve foliage.
'Purpureus' - The white flowers contrast with the
purple leaves.
'Royal Purple' - The foliage (Vis. 1) is dark purple and
the flowers are tinged pink or purple.
'Velvet Cloak' - The leaves (Vis. 2) are dark purple and
the flowers are pink.

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, Ray
Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Lake County Nursery 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Princeton Nurseries 1999, J. Frank Schmidt
and Son 1999, Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, White Flower
Farm 1997, Iseli Nursery 1999, Wayside Gardens 1999,
Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999,
Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery 1999, Gee Farms
1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999, Carlton Plants 1999.


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