Smoke Bush. A bushy shrub with oval, deep purple-red almost black leaves turning red in autumn. Pink coloured, plume-like inflorescences, give a smoke like effect. Max Height 3m. Max Spread 3m. Flowers June to July. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Cotinus coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak’
A bushy shrub with oval, deep purple-red almost black leaves turning red in autumn. Pink coloured, plume-like inflorescences, give a smoke like effect.
Additional information
| Generic | Cotinus |
|---|---|
| Species | coggygria |
| Varietry | 'Velvet Cloak' |
| Common Name | Smoke Bush |
| Flower Colour | pink |
| Soil | Fertile |
| Aspect | Full sun/partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Height | 3m |
| Family | Anacardiaceae |
| Spread | 3m |
| Growth Speed | |
| Growth Habit | Rounded to broadly spreading |
| Fragrance | FALSE |
| Foliage Colour | purple, red |
| Flowers From | June, July |
| Colour Fruit | |
| Fruits When | |
| Moisture | Moist, Well drained |
| Protection | |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Planting | Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser |
| Care | Keep moist in first year |
| Border | Border, Specimen |
| Toxicity | |
| Pruning | |
| Pruning Time | |
| Pests and diseases | |
| Maintenance | |
| Propagation |
Related products
Abutilon megapotamicum ‘Variegatum’
A semi-evergreen shrub with arching stems of mottled yellow leaves. Pendent bell-shaped flowers of red and yellow.
Abutilon vitifolium var. album
A large deciduous shrub with grey-felted stems. Grey-hairy leaves, white saucer shaped flowers on long stalks.
Abelia triflora
A deciduous shrub or small tree with fragrant white flowers with a pink tinge.
Abutilon ‘Souvenir de Bonn’ (v)
Beautiful soft orange bowl shaped flowers with darker veins look stunning against the mottled variegated foliage.
Abelia engleriana
A deciduous spreading shrub with bright green leaves and funnel-shaped rose-red flowers in summer.
Abutilon ‘Patrick Synge’
Very vigorous evergreen shrub of erect habit. Green leaves with pendent open bowl-shaped red flowers.
Abutilon ‘Cannington Peter’ (v)
Very dark red bell shaped flowers look stunning against the variegated foliage
Abutilon vitifolium ‘Tennant’s White’
A large deciduous shrub with grey-felted shoots. Grey-hairy leaves, white saucer shaped flowers on long stalks.