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smokewood 'Candy Floss'

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A large, bushy, upright, deciduous shrub with oval leaves which emerge bronze in the spring, maturing to a fresh green then turning shades of yellow, orange, red and purple in the autumn. From the middle of summer, hazy clouds of pink flowers appear which look like clouds of smoke from a distance, hence the common name given as 'Smoke Bush'. A very versatile shrub with lots of foliage and flower colour and interest throughout the spring, summer and autumn months.

Scientific classification

Species: smokewood 'Candy Floss' (Cotinus 'Candy Floss')
Genus: Cotinus
Family: Anacardiaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of smokewood 'Candy Floss'

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Culture

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Quick identification of smokewood 'Candy Floss'

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smokewood 'Candy Floss' care guide

Moderate spaced irrigation cycles, partial dry soil tolerated safely
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate spaced irrigation cycles, partial dry soil tolerated safely

Fertilizing

Single balanced shrub slow-release feed applied early spring yearly

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.