smokewood 'Ruby Glow'
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A bushy shrub to around 1.8m high and wide with leaves that emerge flushed bronze in the spring, become darker green with purple and reddish tints in summer and turn shades of yellow, purple and red before falling in autumn. Fluffy pink flowerheads are borne in summer

Scientific classification
- Species
- smokewood 'Ruby Glow' (Cotinus 'Ruby Glow')
- Genus
- Cotinus
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
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- Habit
- Autumn · Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of smokewood 'Ruby Glow'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of smokewood 'Ruby Glow'
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smokewood 'Ruby Glow' care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
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.
Propagation
Propagate by layering in late winter or early spring or root softwood cuttings in spring
Growing
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade; for best leaf colour grow in full sun
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), verticillium wilt and powdery mildews in dry conditions
Pests
Generally pest-free
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