Cotinus coggygria
Smokebush

• An upright, somewhat unusual shrub native to Southern Europe.

• It produces clouds of purplish-pink flowers in midsummer that resemble puffs of smoke.

• It has dark red fall foliage.

• Prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

• Many colorful cultivars of this shrub exist, and it is a hardy, low-maintenance landscape plant.

• Drought tolerant and deer resistant.