{"product_id":"cotinus-coggygria-grace-smokebush","title":"Grace Smoke Bush - Cotinus coggygria ‘Grace’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrace Smoke Bush - Cotinus coggygria ‘Grace’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Grace’ is the smoke bush grown for scale. Where the common purple forms of \u003cem\u003eCotinus coggygria\u003c\/em\u003e stay shrubby, this selection is vigorous and large leaved, building into a 4 to 5m shrub or small multi-stemmed tree with soft red-purple foliage that fires to scarlet and orange in autumn. Its summer flower panicles are the largest in the group, forming the pink smoky haze that gives the plant its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Grace\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: Noticeably larger rounded leaves than standard smoke bush forms, which reads better on a big shrub at a distance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree Season Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Purple-red in spring, deepening through summer, then scarlet, orange and crimson in autumn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmoke Plumes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large airy panicles of tiny flowers turn pink and feathery in early to mid summer and persist for weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor Soil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs best on lean, dry, even alkaline soils; rich damp ground produces soft growth and poorer colour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoppice Response\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hard pruning in late winter produces very large leaves and intense colour on strong new shoots, at the cost of that season's plumes.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Contrast Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set against silver, lime green or grey foliage in a cool climate mixed border.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row of three or more gives a soft coloured screen 4m high without formal clipping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Multi-Stem Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lifted and thinned it makes a light canopied feature tree for a courtyard or front garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Slope Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suited to lean, well drained banks where irrigation is limited.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn through winter while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining and on the lean side, from sandy loam to gravelly clay; avoid heavily fertilised, wet or poorly drained ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first summer, then taper off sharply, as this plant colours and flowers best when kept on the dry side. Mulch to conserve moisture but keep fertiliser to a minimum, and decide early whether you want plumes (light pruning only) or maximum foliage (hard prune in late winter).\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m, or 1.5 to 2m if coppiced annually\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun; colour fades and habit opens up in shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden origin, a hybrid of the European smoke bush and the North American Cotinus obovatus\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant individual flowers carried in pink to smoky purple plumes\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795330203934,"sku":"ND-0546-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795330236702,"sku":"ND-0546-500MM","price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/NybvIqEN9pgh55-W-ydmq_TPNCeuxm.jpg?v=1787313536","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cotinus-coggygria-grace-smokebush","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}