'Daydream' - Green-leaved selection, with dense blooms that are very full and "creamy" looking. The habit is more compact, to 10' tall and wide.
'Grace' - A hybrid with C. obovatus, this cultivar has purple leaves that mature to blue-green and very large, 12"-14" panicles of pink blooms. The fall color is also excellent. It is new on the market, but seems to show promise.
'Nordine' - Perhaps the hardiest purple-leaved form. Holds the purple leaf color well all season and develops yellow-orange fall foliage.
'Norcutt's Variety' (also listed as 'Rubrifolius' and 'Foliis Purpureis Notcutt's Variety') - A very richly colored purple-leaved form.
'Royal Purple' -A common purple-leaved form with very good dark foliage and purple-red inflorescences. Less cold hardy than 'Nordine'.'Velvet Cloak' - This is another dark purple-leaved form that holds its color well and develops striking orange-red fall color. It is commonly available.
Some more photos of my old smoke tree, Royal Purple Smoke Bush and Cotinus Grace Smoke Bush |
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In the spring it looks like all the other regular trees
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A big difference in the colors of different smoke bush varieties
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