Description

An incredible color contrast plant for the garden with very deep velvet purple foliage all summer long, turning to brilliant fiery colors in fall; flowers and purple inflorescences produce a fuzzy, smoky appearance throughout summer, hence the name

Landscape Attributes

Notcutt's Variety Smokebush is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Notcutt's Variety Smokebush is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Notcutt's Variety Smokebush will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.