Meet the Breeder
Corinne Liquiere
France
WINECRAFT GOLD®
Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria
'MINCOJAU3'
USPP 30,327; CBRAF
- Improved variety
- Colorful foliage
- Deer resistant
Lighten up the landscape with Winecraft Gold® cotinus. This improved gold smokebush is a better, more vigorous production plant with good burn resistance. Better branching creates a denser, fuller shrub, for better presentation in the container and the landscape. Green flowers in early summer age to the pink smoke-like puffs that give this plant its common name.
USDA Zone 5 - 8 (-20°F/-28.8°C)
Exposure Full sun, Part sun
Height 4 - 6'
Width 4'
Finish Time 1 season
Type Deciduous
Bloom Time Summer
Flower Color Green, Pink
Foliage Color Yellow
Liner Sizes 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil Cotinus is not finicky about soil and can grow in any well-drained site. Tolerates dry conditions well.
Pruning Though cotinus tolerates pruning well, it typically needs little regular pruning. Cut selectively as needed. Note that Cotinus blooms on old wood, so spring pruning will remove flowers for the year. Avoid cutting into thick stems unless removing them entir
Uses Specimen plant; mixed borders; foundation planting; hedge.
Growing Tips May be grown as a shrub or small tree. Though its flowers contribute significant interest, many gardeners grow it solely as a foliage plant by coppicing it each spring.
Features: Alkaline soil, Clay soil, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Fall interest
Filters: Botanical genus: Cotinus, Common name: Smokebush, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Green flowers, Pink flowers, Yellow foliage
Features: Alkaline soil, Clay soil, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Fall interest
Filters: Botanical genus: Cotinus, Common name: Smokebush, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Green flowers, Pink flowers, Yellow foliage