This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
"Burgundy-red lollipop leaves held late into the year and, when the temperature drops, the leaves develop a bright-pink margin"
We have chosen this to go with some lovely other colours to give a beautiful rich autumn palette . The plant itself is almost ridiculously healthy , vigorous and just beautiful. It's exactly what we wanted. Great service - this was bought online in fullest deepest lockdown, too !
Happy
The Shire
Wonderfull little bush that has taken really well to my clay soil.
Rikke
Esher
It is a lovely rich brown which looks good beside a privit hedge
Fusspot 62
SW Scotland
Wonderful dash of colour at the bottom ofthe garden, can be seen from the house and strong contrast with other plants in the area
Fern Leigh
Essex
Looks lovely against light green foliage.
Roma
Lytham St Annes
Healthy plant, growing well, beautiful colour, looks great in the border.
The pot lady
West Berkshire
Excellent plant and delivery
Dave the digger
Swansea
For large back garden
Caz
London
Good strong plant. It has grown on well. Will be a great specimen plant soon. Everyone remarks on it.
Joss
Cheshire
Beautiful looking plant but slightly on the smaller side comparing to the stem thickness.
Sandeep
Birmingham
100.0
Pippi
Hello, The best times to plant are either autumn or spring, however you can plant at any time of the year, provided the ground is not frozen in winter, or if planting in summer, you need to make sure it is kept really well watered.
helen
christine
Hello, The leaves will hold their purple colour best when they are planted in full sun. It is quite normal then for the older leaves, which tend to be shaded by the newer growth, to lose some of their colour.
helen
jenwren
Hello, All plants compete for water, light and nutrients, so if the Cotinus are planted very close to other, well-established plants, then they will struggle a little. Also, I imagine that if they are tucked right at the back of the border, it may be easy to forget to water them, which will be even more important if they are near the base of a wall (as this is always very dry). The only thing you can do before you move them is to make sure they are kept well fed and watered during the warmer weather. If however they still don't flourish, then I would whip them out and move them to a better spot.
Helen
D DRAKETT
Hello Margaret, it is rare to find larger sized Ceanothus as they are usually quite short-lived and don't normally live longer than 6 - 8 years. We do have a selection of larger shrubs on our site like Hamamelis, Hydrangeas, Magnolias, Acer, Cornus, Cotinus, Philadelphus, Syringa and Viburnum, so you may find something of interest. They will be listed in this section. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Brian Boon
Hello Brian, Cotinus is a pretty big shrub, but if you cut it back to within 2 or 3 buds from the base each year in early spring, then it shouldnt get too muchh higher than 1.5m. Alternatively you could opt for one of the purple leaved Berberis - just click on the following link to go straight to them. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.berberis/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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louise barton - warner
Hello Louise, Cotinus can be cut back hard each year and this will encourage the plant to produce really large leaves, but this is usually at the expense of the flowers. If you want flowers, then you should resist cutting it back each year.
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Crocus
I think my 'Smoke bush' has died! I planted it the day I received it and have watered it regularly. Since we have had a number of frosts I have moved it into the garage on cold nights to prevent frost damage. I have done this on the advice of a professional gardener as it was a young plant and needed protection. Please can you let me know if you think it has died?
Maxine Mulrooney
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