| Description | Golden Spirit Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria) is a bushy deciduous shrub with fresh chartreuse leaves in spring. The leaves mature to a golden yellow. |
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| Pronunciation | (ko-TI-nus)(ko-GIG-ri-a) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | reported not to scorch in the sun, the more sun the better the color |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | The actual flowers are rather ineffective. The ornamental value comes from the hairs that arise from the pedicles and peduncle of the flower forming the puffy, smoke-like whitish-pink plumes. |
| Leaves | Simple oval, bright yellow changing to reds and oranges. |
| Dimensions | reaches 6-8 feet by 6 feet spread or larger |
| Maintenance | The plants can be cut back hard to the base. |
| Cultivar Origin | Origin is Dutch, found as a chance seedling of Cotinus coggygria. Introduced in 1999. |
| Misc Facts | Cotinus from the Greek word kotinos, which is Greek for olive and coggygria from kokkugia, the Greek name. cultivar name Ancot |
| Notes & Reference | Monrovia Nursery web site |
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