Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Common name: 
Royal Purple Smoketree
Pronunciation: 
ko-TI-nus ko-GIG-ri-a
Family: 
Anacardiaceae
Genus: 
Cotinus
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub or small tree, 12-15 ft (3.5-4.5 m) tall and nearly double in width.  Foliage maroon-red in spring and darkening to purplish red, but may be greenish in late summer and  may become scarlet in fall.  The upper surface of leaves often with a pink margin, underside is green.  Inflorescences are purplish red.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5 or even 4 if in a protected locations (Snyder, 2000).  The purple selections are reportedly less hardy than the green ones.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: front of Shepard Hall.
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  • plant habit, summer

    plant habit, summer

  • leaves

    leaves

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    plant habit, flowering

  • flower clusters and leaves

    flower clusters and leaves

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    cluster after flower drop

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