Cotinus 'Flame'
Smoke tree, Venetian sumach, Smokewood, Smokebush
Also known as Cotinus coggygria 'Flame'
- Height × spread
- 6m × 6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This sturdy shrub has smooth rounded leaves and wonderful dreamy greenish pink flowers during the summer. These create a misty froth over the plant which in a mature specimen is very impressive. The green leaves change to a brilliant orange red in the autumn and it is this colour that gives the shrub its name. The shrub makes a beautiful contribution to the garden, both as a specimen with its own soft allure, and as a supporting player.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Autumn foliage
- Orange-red
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 6m
- Spread
- 6m
- Height in 10 years
- 4m
- Spread in 10 years
- 4m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Architectural
- Hazards
- No
- Pet safe
- Yes – listed in our pet-safe plants
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
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