Landscape: Landscape Location: Lawn Meadow Patio Slope/Bank Walkways Landscape Theme: Butterfly Garden Cottage Garden Cutting Garden Drought Tolerant Garden Pollinator Garden Design Feature: Accent Border Hedge Mass Planting Screen/Privacy Small groups Specimen Attracts: Butterflies Resistance To Challenges: Deer Diseases Drought Insect Pests Problems: Contact Dermatitis.Stem: Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Description: Multi stemmed.3" long they appear in the spring as red and mature to purple and then purple-black. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Black Purple/Lavender Red/Burgundy Leaf Value To Gardener: Showy Deciduous Leaf Fall Color: Gold/Yellow Orange Purple/Lavender Red/Burgundy Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Leaf Shape: Obovate Ovate Leaf Margin: Entire Hairs Present: No Leaf Length: 1-3 inches Leaf Description: Simple, ovate to obovate purple leaves with entire margins.Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Insignificant Pink Purple/Lavender Flower Inflorescence: Panicle Flower Value To Gardener: Long Bloom Season Showy Flower Bloom Time: Spring Summer Flower Size: Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Shallow Rocky Soil pH: Acid (8.0) Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Occasionally Dry Available Space To Plant: 6-feet-12 feet 12-24 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Shrub Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Erect Open Spreading Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium.Play Value: Attracts Pollinators Buffer Colorful Screening Textural Dimensions: Height: 10 ft. Attributes: Genus: Cotinus Species: coggygria Family: Anacardiaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Southern Europe to central China Wildlife Value: 4 Lepidopteran larvae depend on the Cotinus genus.Tags: #deciduous #small tree #drought tolerant #specimen #purple leaves #deciduous shrub #showy leaves #fall interest #accent plant #mass planting #disease resistant #pest resistant #deer resistant #bushy #long bloom time #cutting garden #arrangements #screening #larval host plant #deciduous tree #small group plantings #compact habit #clay soils tolerant #shrub borders #contact dermatitis #compact #wet soils intolerant #hedge See this plant in the following landscape: Floricyle Cultivars / Varieties: This plant is in the same family as poison ivy and contact with the resinous sap may cause contact dermatitis especially to those sensitive to poison ivy. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Relatively pest and disease free, leaf spot, verticillium wilt and rust can appear. It works well to screen or it can be pruned into a hedge. Its striking leaves and spent flowers make it an excellent choice for a specimen or accent plant. Mass plant it or plant in small groups in a shrub border. Cutting back hard will promote the growth of new shoots, however, will sacrifice flowering. Pruning can be accomplished in late winter to early spring. Once established, the plant will be drought tolerant. A layer of mulch will help retain moisture. Evenly moist, well-drained soil is preferred. Planting in a location that provides full sun will lead to the best leaf coloration. The colors and texture giving an appearance of smoke. The hairs are pink to purplish pink and appear as fluffy puffs. They are attached to the elongated stalks of the spent flower clusters. ![]() ![]() The tiny flowers that appear on 6" to 8" long panicles are insignificant, however, 'Royal Purple' has the signature smoketree plumes of billowy hairs that follow the blooming. It was introduced into the United States in 1953, originating in Boskoop, Holland. The award-winning 'Royal Purple' smoketree is a large shrub or small tree with a compact growth habit and showy purple leaves in the Anacardiaceae (cashew or poison ivy) family. This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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