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Our gardens, a month-by-month pictorial diary of what's looking good now => Our Gardens => Topic started by: KatG on April 21, 2013, 07:23:38 PM

Title: Cotinus coggygria
Post by: KatG on April 21, 2013, 07:23:38 PM

with papaver - lovely accidental partnership.

Title: Re: Cotinus coggygria
Post by: cicerone on April 22, 2013, 02:37:12 AM

That is a happy accident!

Title: Re: Cotinus coggygria
Post by: Daisy on July 18, 2013, 04:32:48 PM

My Cotinus coggygria Purple Splendour loses it's colour about now. It's leaves fade to a sort of dirty green with purple edges.
Does anyone know if Cotinus Grace holds it's colour better in full sun?
Daisy :)

Title: Re: Cotinus coggygria
Post by: Trevor Australis on July 18, 2013, 11:05:31 PM

I have both the purple Cotinus and the Cercis FOREST PANSY growing side by side. I was interested to observe them towards the end of Summer. The Cotinus is definitely the better colour at that time.

Title: Re: Cotinus coggygria
Post by: Daisy on July 21, 2013, 08:03:46 AM

My cotinus is putting on a lot of new growth at the moment. It's new growth is a lovely, rich colour, but the older leaves are dull green.
It will be interesting to see how long the new leaves hold their colour.
Trevor, one of the few plants I miss from my old garden in Cornwall, is Cercis Forest Pansy. I had a beautiful specimen there, which I loved to bits.
Daisy :)