Cotinus coggygria
Arbre à perruques
Smoke Tree
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow, pink |
| Flower size | 5-10 mm |
| Flowering months | May, June, July |
| Leaf type | Elliptic |
| Height | up to 7 m |
Description
A large, hairless, deciduous shrub, often cultivated in parks and gardens. The leaves colour reddish-orange in autumn.
Open woodland, thickets, scrub and dry rocky slopes.
Flowers
Numerous tiny flowers, in lax panicles of 15-30 cm long, resembling a large pink feathery plume. Each flower has 5 yellow petals turning pinkish-red on maturing.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf. Oval, undulated, on long stalks, bright green.
Fruits Seeds
Drupe: kidney-shaped, 3-4 mm with an outer fleshy part surrounding a pit with a seed inside.
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