Winecraft Black smoketree
Cotinus coggygria 'Winecraft Black'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Winecraft Black' smoketree (Cotinus coggygria 'Winecraft Black') is a shrub for borders, specimens, accents, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and has an erect habit. Butterflies visit it, and it tolerates drought. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Gladiator ornamental onion, and Hummelo betony.