Smoke Bush
Cotinus coggygria
Also known as
Venetian Sumach, Smoke Tree, American Smoke Tree, Hungarian Sumac, Indian Sumac, Purple Fringe, Scotino, Turkish Sumac, Tyrolean Sumac, Venus's Sumach, Wig Tree, Young Fustic, Zante Wood, European Smoketree, Fustet, Common Smoketree
Cotinus coggygria 003 by Kor!An (Андрей Корзун) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Full Sun
Light watering
Frost Hardy
8a
USDA zone
-12°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
8m | Max | 8m |
4m | Min | 4m |
20 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Smoke Bush Overview
Cotinus coggygria is well known by many common names, including Smoke Bush after its prolific, fluffy flowers. It is a large, deciduous shrub species with a bushy growth habit. It typically reaches over 5m in height, producing rounded leaves which display attractive yellow and red autumn colouration. Flowers are feathery and arranged in spherical clusters at the top of the plant, they are pink in colour, fading over time to a greyish shade.
Common problems with Smoke Bush
How to propagate Smoke Bush
Cuttings
Semi-hardwood cuttings.
Seed
Special features of Smoke Bush
Attractive flowers
Other uses of Smoke Bush
Grown for their divided, ash-like foliage, autumn colour and, in some species, showy fruit clusters.