Here is a fun deciduous shrub that will give you all the colors of a brilliant autumn sunset: Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot,’ also called Golden Spirit Smoke Tree. Each leaf, almost as round as a silver ...

This plant goes by several names, but whether you call it smoke bush, smoke tree, cotinus, or even cloud tree or wig tree, it's an easy-to-grow, wonderful addition to the garden. I knew nothing about ...

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When the wine-red foliage of Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' begins to fade in late autumn it forms a shot-silk mixture of shimmering orange-pinks, a grand sunset finale that gives a generous hint as ...