Sunday 16 December 2012

Cotinus coggygria



Name: Cotinus coggygria
Common Name:
  Smoke bush
Family:
  Anacardiaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
bushy
Hard. Zone:
usda zone 5
Mature Size
5m tall by 5m spread

x

Leaf: oval, mid green, 8cm long,purple cultivars


Fall/Winter Color: yellow orange red in fall,
purple cultivars
        Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: hairy plumelike panicle , small ovoid flowers, green at first becoming grey as they age


Infl.panicles

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec.  (autumn leaf color)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses:
Shrub border, specimen plant, group planting


Limitations: verticillium wilt, powdery mildew
Other Features:

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