Smokebush is a shrub with many ornamental qualities. It has beautiful
foliage and the airy seed-heads look like puffs of smoke surrounding the bush.
Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria)
is also known as Rhus cotinus,
the European smoketree, and Venetian sumach. It is a member of the cashew family.
There is an American native version as well (C. obovatus).
It needs full sun to put on a real “smoke show,” but it can
tolerate shade conditions. It is a tough
plant and needs little care. It is hardy from zones 5 to 8. It can reach up to
6 feet high and wide.
Use caution when mowing or working around a Smokebush, as
the bark is thin and easily damaged by weed whackers or other garden equipment.
It is deer- and rabbit-resistant.
Popular cultivars available include ‘Winecraft Gold’,
with bright golden foliage, and ‘Winecraft Black’, which has dramatic dark foliage
and a dwarf habit. Look in garden centers starting in 2021 for a new introduction
called ‘The Velvet Fog’ from the Proven Winners brand. It has bright pink
plumes with blue-green foliage.
Smokebush makes a good accent plant in the landscape or it can
be grown in a grouping to form a hedge. It is deciduous and drops its leaves in
late fall.
It can be trained and pruned to grow as a tree or a shrub. To
prune a Smoketree, wait until late winter or early spring and selectively
remove entire branches to attain the shape you like.
Smokebush - You Can Grow That!
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