PlantsShrubs & Vines
Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Purple leaves and a smoke of spent flowers
EasyShrubs & Vines
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 8–15 ft
- Spacing
- 8–12 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Smoke Jun–Aug
- How it spreads
- Shrub or small tree
- What to buy
- Container plants. Know the mature size.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Hardy here. A cold winter may cut it back, and it resprouts. If you want a smaller plant, cut it hard in early spring and treat it as a shrub. The smoke is the spent flowers, and it shows best in sun.
