smoketree
Cotinus coggygria
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, pink
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Smoketree (Cotinus coggygria) is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and accents. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast to 10 to 15 feet tall and wide, and butterflies visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer. It also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Bloodgood Japanese maple, Ornamental onion, and Bartzella peony.
Native range
Temperate Asia and Europe.