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smokewood [Dusky Maiden]

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A bushy shrub with almost circular, dark blue-green, wavy-edged foliage heavily flushed with deep purple, and turning orange-red in autumn. Flowers consist of large sprays of tiny, yellow blooms on dark pink stems, followed by silvery-grey, wispy seedheads, but may be only sparsely produced

Scientific classification

Species: smokewood [Dusky Maiden] (Cotinus Dusky Maiden ('Londus'))
Genus: Cotinus
Family: Anacardiaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of smokewood [Dusky Maiden]

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of smokewood [Dusky Maiden]

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smokewood [Dusky Maiden] care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced feed in spring and light repeat in growth season

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.