Golden Smoke Bush

Wonderful for use as a small specimen tree.

Golden smoke bush. The Golden cultivars are a little smaller than the purple ones so can be planted in front for a great contrast in the garden. Appearing in late spring large feathery pink flower plumes cover the plant with fluffy hazy smoky puffs throughout summer. Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit is a stunning variety of smoke bush with rich golden-yellow leaves that take on brilliant shades of coral-red orange and yellow in the autumn.

At the 1999 Planetarium Boskoop Holland Golden Spirit Smoketree won the Gold Medal Award for theM675 Best New Plant Introduction. Growing conditions and Care C. Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit PP13082.

Smoke tree is an ornamental shrub to small tree that is grown for the bright purple or yellow leaves and the spring flowers that mature and puff out as if they were clouds of smoke. Golden Spirit Smokebush. Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit is the first golden-leaved smoke bush.

Smoke bush is hardy in virtually all regions of the United States from USDA Hardiness Zone 4a through 11. European smoke bush C. The popular Royal Purple is well known for its rich deep purple color and now we have its golden cousin the Golden Spirit Smoketree.

This plant is best sited in full sun and will produce a dense medium-sized 8 high by 6 wide shrub or multi-stem tree. Winecraft Gold Smokebush Spacing. Coggygria which comprises most ornamental varieties is indigenous to Europe and parts of Asia.

This award-winning smoke bush has stunning golden-yellow round leaves that turn coral orange and red in autumn. The leaves do not scorch in direct sunlight. The golden yellow leaves transform to a shades of coral orange and red in autumn.