{"product_id":"cotinus-coggygria-royal-purple-smoke-bush","title":"Royal Purple Smoke Bush - Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’","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\u003eRoyal Purple Smoke Bush - Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Royal Purple’ is grown for foliage first: rounded, almost circular leaves in a deep wine purple that holds its intensity through summer and then flares scarlet and orange before dropping. The smoke comes later, when \u003cem\u003eCotinus coggygria\u003c\/em\u003e pushes out huge airy panicles of tiny sterile flowers that from a distance look like a haze of pink-grey vapour sitting over the shrub. It is a lean, dry-soil plant that colours best on poor ground in full sun, and it can be run as a large shrub or coppiced hard for bigger leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Royal Purple\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: A saturated dark purple that does not wash out to bronze-green through a hot summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmoke Plumes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Feathery flower panicles create a translucent haze above the canopy through summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage turns brilliant scarlet, orange and crimson late in the season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor Soil Preference\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs better in lean, dry, well drained ground than in rich beds, which suits difficult sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning Flexibility\u003c\/strong\u003e: Left alone it becomes a small multi-stemmed tree, or coppiced each winter it makes a dense shrub with oversized leaves.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage contrast in a border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used as the dark anchor against silver, lime and grey planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry sunny bank\u003c\/strong\u003e: Comfortable on free draining slopes where irrigation is limited.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row gives a seasonal purple hedge, though it drops bare in winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge container\u003c\/strong\u003e: Coppiced annually and grown in a big pot for a bold, controllable colour feature.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of low to moderate fertility, tolerant of dry, stony and alkaline ground, intolerant of heavy wet clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water through the first summer to settle it in, then keep it deliberately dry and unfed, since rich moist conditions give soft green growth and poor colour. If you want oversized foliage rather than smoke plumes, cut the whole plant back hard in late winter each year.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m unpruned, 1.5 to 2m if coppiced annually\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, essential for leaf colour\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e A cultivar of a species ranging from southern Europe to central China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smoky pink to fawn plumes\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795330335006,"sku":"ND-0548-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Hya6Phy3XH0DkvHpo3HP4_QfvCCJop.jpg?v=1787313479","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cotinus-coggygria-royal-purple-smoke-bush","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}