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Cotinus 'Ruby Glow'

smokewood 'Ruby Glow'

A bushy shrub to around 1.8m high and wide with leaves that emerge flushed bronze in the spring, become darker green with purple and reddish tints in summer and turn shades of yellow, purple and red before falling in autumn. Fluffy pink flowerheads are borne in summer

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Ultimate height

1.5–2.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

1.5–2.5 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing or North–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Anacardiaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Cotinus are large deciduous shrubs or small trees with simple, obovate leaves often colouring well in autumn, and insignificant flowers borne in large, plumy panicles in summer becoming colourful in fruit
Name status: Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade; for best leaf colour grow in full sun

Propagation

Propagate by layering in late winter or early spring or root softwood cuttings in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pruning group 7 to produce large foliage

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), verticillium wilt and powdery mildews in dry conditions

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