Cotinus coggygria 'Pink Champagne'
(Smoke Bush 'Pink Champagne')
Family - Anacardiaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 3m
Width - up to 3m
Location - The House Border
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with a bushy, upright habit and spreading branches. Rounded to oval leaves are bronze-tinted when they emerge and turn blue-green to dark green (with bright green petioles) as they develop. Small, pink and green star-shaped flowers are held in panicles and produced in midsummer. Fluffy hairs are held beneath the flowers and develop to give the inflorescence an airy, smoke-like appearance from midsummer onwards (hence the common name of 'Smoke Bush'). The inflorescences are a shade of dusky pink and fade to buff with age. The foliage turns brilliant shades of red and orange in autumn before falling.
Flower:
Small, pink and green star-shaped flowers are held in loose panicles and produced in June and July. Fluffy hairs are produced beneath the flowers and give an airy, smoke-like appearance to the panicles as they develop. The smoky panicles are a dusky shade of pink and fade to buff with age. The flowers are produced in June and July, but the inflorescence remains attractive for longer.
Flower colour: Pink, green
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Rounded to oval leaves emerge bronze-tinted in spring and turn blue-green to dark green as they develop. The leaves have bright green petioles and are Alternately arranged on the upright, spreading branches. The foliage turns vivid shades of scarlet and orange in the autumn before falling.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oval to rounded
Autumn Colour: Red, orange
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.