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Ray's Nursery, LLC.
Cotinus
coggygria
Golden Spirit tm
Yellow-leaved
Smokebush
Size: 10’ X 6’
Exposure: Sun
to Part Shade
Flower
Time:
July to August
Ornamental
Characteristics:
Smokebush
have been present in our gardens for centuries.
Most selections are based on purple foliage
or heavy flowering. Both
of which make
this species a great garden addition.
However, Golden Spirit changed this pattern by introducing
yellow
foliage into the mix. The
golden leaves
come out bright in the spring, fading to a more chartreuse during the
heat of
the summer. Even
though the yellow
becomes more muted, the pink, airy flower heads more than compensate
for this
loss of color. As fall settles in, there is one more garden favor
presented
with this plant’s burnt orange display.
Cotinus is typically a
healthy, vigorous
plant, but Verticillium Wilt will occasionally cause large trunk
dieback. Although
frustrating, the plant will return
to its former glory in short order.
