Cotinus x 'Grace'
Smokebush
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Smokebush (Cotinus x 'Grace') - Description
This exceptional beauty will add vivid color to your landscape with its wine-red color that matures to a dusky reddish-blue. Cotinus 'Grace' is a cross between Cotinus obovatus and Cotinus 'Velvet Cloak' and produces clusters of deep pink flowers in early summer. Fall brings a bright orange-red color change to this large shrub that can also be trained into a small tree.
Smokebush (Cotinus x 'Grace') - Blooming
Flowers and fruits are inconspicuous. Cotinus plants are best known for their foliage which turns orange-red in fall.
Smokebush (Cotinus x 'Grace') - Growth
Deciduous trees and shrubs. Plants in this genus will range from 12-30 ft. tall. Does best in full sun or partial shade. Grows well alone or in groups. Cotinus works best in a shrub border.
Smokebush (Cotinus x 'Grace') - Planting
Sow seeds in autumn in containers. Can also propagate by rooting softwood cuttings in summer and by layering in spring. Layering is a propagation method where a stem is pegged to the soil while still attached to the parent plant. This process induces rooting.
Smokebush (Cotinus x 'Grace') - Pest
Problems include wilt and powdery mildew. Powdery mildew affects species with purple leaves.
Smokebush (Cotinus x 'Grace') - Interesting facts
There are only 2 known species of Cotinus.
Smokebush (Cotinus x 'Grace') - Soil and irrigation
Smoke Trees prefer soil that is poor and rocky with moderate irrigation. Does best with well-draining soil. C. obovatus tolerates alkaline soils.
