| Name |
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' |
| Price |
£ 6.50 / each |
| Colours | Purple |
| Size | Height: 5m / 15ft
Spread: 5m / 15ft |
| Aspect | Prefers full sun or partial shade
Suitable for North, East, South or West facing gardens. |
| Care | Needs moist but well drained soil, tolerates most soil types.
-Cut out misplaced/crossing branches to maintain good shape in late winter or early Spring.
-Keep 3 to 5 main stems to 60-90cm long and in early Spring cut all shoots 2 to 3 buds above the main stems. |
| Uses | -Low maintenance
-Mixed bed/border
-Cottage/informal garden
-Flower arranging |
| Description | This is a bushy deciduous shrub with deep purple ovate leaves. It produces unusual tiny flowers in masses of plumes that are suspended like smoke clouds about the foliage, in Summer. In Autumn the foliage turns a vibrant red colour. |