RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants

The leaves are as you state "small and like 1-3" wide".  So, they're
probably Cotinus coggygria.

Thanks,
Craig Wallace
craig.wallace@emotors.com
Brighton, Illinois
heat zone 7

"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a
garden." -Ruth Stout


> ----------
> From: 	Christopher P. Lindsey[SMTP:lindsey@mallorn.com]
> Reply To: 	perennials@mallorn.com
> Sent: 	Thursday, May 13, 1999 1:12 PM
> 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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