Royal Purple smoketree
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple, pink
- Foliage color
- Purple, bronze
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5), slightly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 7.8)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Royal Purple' smoketree (Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple') is a shrub for specimen planting, accents, privacy screens, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It sits low on the menu for deer. Its purple to bronze leaves stand out all season, and butterflies visit it. It is also drought tolerant, so it needs little care once settled.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Limelight hydrangea, and Ox-eye daisy.