RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants

Oh Chris, thanks for clearing that up.  I thought in the back of my mind I
remembered that some had green leaves, but I've never seen them.  Do they
still have the requisite "smoke" in late summer?

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher P. Lindsey [lindsey@mallorn.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 1999 11:12 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
> 
> 
> > Sorry, Susan.  But I don't.  I'll try to find out tonight 
> and let you know.
> > The smoke tree I have has green leaves right now which are 
> round mostly.  It
> > will bloom in late summer to early fall a little after the 
> leaves turn as I
> > said, bluish-green and yellow.  I have two of them.  I 
> planted the one in
> > Bev's garden last year and it was only about 10 inches 
> tall.  I'm 6' 3" and
> > it's almost as tall as me, now.  Quite a fast grower.
> 
> If the leaves are small (like 1-3" wide) then it's probably Cotinus
> coggygria (the straight species has green leaves, but cultivars like 
> 'Purpureus' and 'Velvet Cloak' are purple).
> 
> If the leaves are long and narrow (you said yours were round) 
> and up to 6"
> long then you have Cotinus obovatus.
> 
> Chris
> 
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