Category:
Flowering Tree
Genus:
Cotinus
Species:
x coggygria
Cultivar
'Royal Purple'
Common Name:
Royal Purple Smoketree
Height:
10 to 15 Feet
Spread:
10 to 15 Feet
Habit:
Upright, open, usually multi-stemmed. Moderate growth rate.
Zone:
5 to 8
Culture:
Full sun to partial shade.
Flower:
6" panciles of small purplish-red flowers, give a smoke-like appearance. Late summer.
Flower Color:
Purplish-red
Foliage:
Foliage comes out rich maroon-red and darkens to almost purplish-red. Rich red-purple fall color. This is the darkest purple-leaved cultivar and the color does not fade.