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Cotinus coggygria Red Spirit - Smoke Bush
Cotinus coggygria Red Spirit - Smoke Bush
I just received 2 cotinus with black leaves. I have just planted them, but I don't know if they will recover. How could you send me 2 frozen trees? I have been a customer and I just placed another order, but if it's the same, I won't start again!!!!
Marie, 04/05/2024
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Cotinus coggygria 'Red Spirit' is a variety famous for its red flowering and dark green foliage, tinged with blue that turns reddish-orange, absolutely spectacular in autumn! This deciduous shrub has a bushy habit, reaching a maximum height of 6m unless you prune it to promote a much more compact and dense habit. From early summer to autumn, it produces large feathery panicles in light red to coral pink, surrounding the bush with a fluorescent cloud. Perfectly hardy and robust, it is easily grown in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil.
Cotinus coggygria, also known as smoke bush, is a bush in the Anacardiaceae family, native to southern Europe and Asia. In nature, it grows on rocky slopes, in poor soils and in dry climates.
The 'Red Spirit' variety is distinguished by its red flowering and dark green foliage with bluish reflections that turn reddish-orange in autumn. It has a bushy habit with long upright branches that bear rounded to oblong, simple and entire leaves. Of medium growth and large size, this deciduous bush reaches a height of about 6m (19 ft 8 in) and a width of 5m (16 ft 5 in) at maturity after 10 years. The Cotinus coggygria 'Red Spirit' produces panicles of small red flowers from July to September, with pedicels elongating to form a long feathery cluster covered in hairs: the inflorescence then takes on a light red to coral pink colour with a smoky appearance, earning this species its name of smoke tree. Its deciduous, round leaves appear as early as April and change colour throughout the season.
Easy to grow and extremely undemanding, the Cotinus coggygria 'Red Spirit' finds a place in any garden: as a specimen, in a border, as an informal hedge, and even in a large container on the terrace or balcony. In this case, it is advisable to choose a large, heavy and stable container that the wind is unlikely to knock over. Once well established in the garden, it tolerates drought well but does not tolerate excessive moisture in winter, especially in heavy soils. Like deciduous spindle trees, it is very useful for brightening up informal hedges or low-growing evergreen shrub borders such as boxwood, escallonias, and compact cherry laurels. Its fabulous autumn colours pair perfectly with late-flowering shrubs in shades of pink and large autumn asters in mauve (Aster laevis, turbinellus...). In bouquets, combine its purple flower clusters with white, pink, red, mauve or violet roses.
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Cotinus coggygria 'Red Spirit' is a bush best grown in well-draining, poor and light soil. It accepts limestone everywhere and clay soils in dry climates. It tolerates acidic soils poorly, when both compact and waterlogged in winter. This bush is very well adapted to drought and summer heat. It prefers the sun but tolerates partial shade, where its foliage may be slightly less flamboyant. Shorten the stems by half at the end of winter to maintain a compact habit.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.