At the beginning of season
Dead or damaged leaves should be removed in spring to keep the plant neat
in late spring and early summer
It likes partial shade and best leaf colour is achieved in partial shade
urban pollution and maritime exposure
Cotinus coggy. Lilla | Smoke Bush ‘Lilla’ - 80-100cm, 15lt Kiwi At the beginning of seasonCotinus coggygria Lilla is a dwarf version of Cotinus Royal Purple. Its an attractive, compact, slow growing, upright, bushy deciduous shrub with large, rounded, deep wine red leaves, orange, red, and yellow in autumn. Soft pink to burgundy, feathery flower plumes appear in summer resembling a cloud of pink smoke. Cotinus coggygria Lilla can tolerate a wide range of soils, except too dry or too wet, but prefers moderately fertile, slightly acidic,