Cotinus obovatus Fred Heutte exuberant growth

exuberant growth

around a center of yellow stamens

the blooms are good for cutting too

and give a darker backdrop of evergreens to throw the white flowers forward

in the ground through zones 8 and 9 or in a large container farther north

Cotinus obovatus Fred Heutte exuberant growthThe American smoketree, Cotinus obovatus, is an uncommon small to medium native tree, kin to the familiar European smoketree but bolder in leaf and rarer in gardens. The common name comes from the fruiting stage, when the loose, fuzzy flower panicles blur the whole crown into a soft haze of smoke. The broad, oval, blue green leaves are noticeably larger than those of the European Cotinus coggygria, and they close the year in a spectacular blaze of