What does Cotinus look like?
Cotinus is famously known as the ‘smoke bush’, for its hazy plumes of soft pink, summer flowers that really do resemble clouds of soft smoke. Smoke bushes are mostly quite large shrubs or small trees, many reaching around 4m x 4m, but there are smaller cultivars available.
Are smoke bush and smoke tree the same?
The Cotinus coggygria Smoketree (or Smoke Tree) is really a shrub, not a tree. It is also commonly referred to as Smoke Bush or Wig Tree. It is a deciduous shrub that can get as tall as 6 metres (20 feet). Its natural habit is round and bushy.
Is Cotinus a shrub or tree?
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ This cotinus is a large, bushy shrub with abundant, rounded, deep-purple leaves turning rich red in autumn. The flower plumes are purple-pink, tipped with creamy yellow at their peak.
What do smoke tree blooms look like?
Again, the smoke tree blooms are like feathery, fuzzy flowers and look like a beautiful cloud of smoke. Growing smoke trees is easy but you should be careful not to damage the bark. The bark is thin and easily damaged.
Why is it called a smoke tree?
Most of the flowers in each inflorescence abort, elongating into yellowish-pink to pinkish-purple feathery plumes (when viewed en masse these have a wispy ‘smoke-like’ appearance, hence the common name “smoke tree”) which surround the small (2–3 mm) drupaceous fruit that do develop.
Are there different types of smoke trees?
Smoke tree
American smoketree
Smoketree/Lower classifications
Is a Cotinus Evergreen?
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ is a deciduous shrub with soft deep maroon/reddish purple round leaves that contrast clear pink plumes in late summer that are so light and wispy that the shrub became known as the “Smoke Bush”. Foliage looks at its best after being pruned hard in early spring time.
How big does a smoke tree get?
Mature Size The smoketree grows to a height of 10–15′ and a spread of around 12′ at maturity.
What kind of flowers does a Cotinus plant have?
A fast-growing cotinus, upright when young and spreading with age. The rounded leaves are copper-purple, brown by midsummer, then rich red in autumn. The deep-pink flowers are large, feathery and beaded. Prune hard for upright stems and large leaves.
When do the leaves on Cotinus coggygria turn yellow?
Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ – this is an unusual golden-leaved cultivar. The Young foliage is yellow with hints of red, turning fiery orange in autumn. The flowers appearing in June and July are a smoky yellow. H x S: 2.4m x 2m
What are the larvae of the Cotinus genus?
4 Lepidopteran larvae depend on the Cotinus genus. Small drupe, not showy, kidney shaped. Small, yellow flowers are inconspicuous but are cloudy wispy looking with pink hairs on flower stalks that form off of current season growth. Panicles are 6″-8″ long providing a show in the summer.
What to do if your Cotinus plant has fungus?
If your cotinus is affected, it’s hard to treat and the best approach is to remove and destroy the plant, taking care not to disturb the soil too much as this can spread the fungus. Don’t replant cotinus in the same spot.