Botanical Name: Cotinus coggyria 'Velvet Cloak'
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Common Name: Velvet Cloak Smoketree  
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Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Pink

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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Velvet Cloak is another purple-leaved selection of Smoketree. It is deciduous, and grows around 10 to 15 feet tall and wide. New foliage is deep purple, turning a bronzy-purple-green in summer and orange in the fall. Plume-like seed heads form wispy, thread-like clusters of deep pink during the summer months.