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    COTINUS
    COTINUS
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    COTINUS

    Commonly known as Smoke bush, Smoketree

    All flower JUL-SEPT

    Attractive billowy, smokey plumes in late summer and a good, variable autumn colour are the attractive features of this large shrub.

    Genus of 5 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from rocky habitats from the Mediterranean region to China and southern USA.

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    • Good to know
      The smoky haze of soft flower plumes in summer give the plant its common name. Cutting stems back hard to within 2-3 buds of the base in early spring produces larger leaves.
    • Place of origin
      Mediterranean to China, southern USA.
    • Deciduous
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
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    varieties
    COTINUS coggygria
    Venetian sumach
    Green leaves with attractive autumn colouring
     
    3 Litre
    £16.50
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    Large
    £45.00
    COTINUS coggygria 'Flame'
    Venetian sumach
    Large green leaves which turn brilliant orange-red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    COTINUS coggygria 'Golden Lady'
    Smoke bush, Venetian sumach, Wig tree
    Bright golden leaves with good autumn colour when leaves turn orange..
     
    Small
    £16.50
    Large
    £50.00
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    COTINUS coggygria 'Old Fashioned'
    Upright habit with blue-green leaves tinted purple-pink when young. Plumes of yellow-green flowers in late spring, early summer
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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    £6.00
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    £13.00
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    £25.00
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    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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