Cotinus coggygria "Royal Purple", +/- 30 cm plant height
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Smoke bush Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple – a shrub with dark purple leaves and purple-red fluffy flower heads whose foliage turns red in autumn.
A slow-growing ornamental shrub with purple foliage. Suits specimen planting, groups and mixed borders; the purple foliage and fluffy flower heads decorate the garden and the leaves turn bright red in autumn.
Sold as a container-grown plant; it can be planted throughout the growing season.
Specifications
- Type: Smoke bush
- Latin name: Cotinus coggygria
- Cultivar: Royal Purple
- Mature height: 3–4 m
- Leaves: dark purple
- Height when sold: ≈ 30 cm
- Light: sunny
- Winter hardiness: USDA 5–8
Advice from our agronomist
Planting Plant in spring (late April – May) or autumn (September) in a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil; wet spots with standing water are unsuitable. Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot, mix the excavated soil with compost, set the plant at the same depth it grew in the pot and water generously. Space plants 2–3 m apart.
Watering Water a young plant regularly for the first two years and more often in dry spells; an established plant needs watering only in long dry periods. Mulch the soil with bark or wood chips.
Pruning Prune in early spring before bud break: remove dead, frost-damaged and crossing branches; harder pruning gives bigger leaves but fewer flower heads.
Feeding and winter care Feed in spring with compost or an organic fertiliser and, if needed, with a complex fertiliser in spring – early summer; give no nitrogen in autumn. Protect a young shrub in its first winters with mulch and spruce boughs; cut frost-damaged shoots back in spring.
Codes and attributes
| Size | +/- 30 cm plant height |
|---|---|
| Category | Trees |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days