Cotinus 'Old Fashioned'

Cotinus 'Old Fashioned'Cotinus Old Fashioned or sometimes known as Smoke bush is a tough, bushy shrub which adds some nice colour to any garden layout or display. It is most notable for its broad, ovate foliage which cycles through a range of bright and interesting colours as the leaves mature with the seasons, starting in the late Spring as purple red when young, changing to a blue green as they mature and finally turning to red in the Autumn. Cotinus also blooms panicles

they are actually edible perennials which can be lifted in autumn

This Carex variety carries more vivid and distinct foliage shades than its other cousins

The shades of both light and dark pink that feature throughout the petals are joined by a bright yellow

A beautiful and versatile evergreen confier

loam or sand

Tequila Sunrise will look best in full sunlight but will do great even in partial shady spots

rhizomatous or tufted perennials

fanned leaves that have a crimped appearance at the end of the frond

Mulching is recommended during harsh Winters to protect from frosts

Thier low-growing nature and bright colour would look great in a shrub garden or large container to catch the eye with a fantastic tri-colour effect when planted together

It blooms small white flowers in mid spring and sometimes again in autumn

produces a slightly different shape to its type series- a domed clump