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September 12, 2006 : Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

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Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

'Royal Purple' smokebush is a popular landscape shrub with much to recommend it: autumn foliage colour, drought-tolerant when established and a smoky-appearing inflorescence, to name a few. Part of my reason for enjoying it is that it is in one of my favourite plant families, the Anacardiaceae, and is therefore related to mango, cashew and poison ivy (a plant I admire, but from a distance).

In local news, there is a lecture tonight (link includes event details) with Peter Valder. I met Peter when I was in Sydney a few years ago, and he's warm and funny – I expect his lecture will be very entertaining. If you get a chance to go, I do recommend it. Please also note that he is giving a different lecture on Thursday evening in Seattle (click on the link with his name).

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at September 12, 2006 1:07 AM

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Just saying hello and sending a link to a post with the photo of the flowering shrub here in the Botanical Garden of Oporto:
http://dias-com-arvores.blogspot.com/2005/07/rvore-do-fumo.html
Thanks for your daily photos and links: really inspiring.

Posted by: Manuela D.L. Ramos at September 12, 2006 2:14 AM

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' - Z5 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' - Z5-8 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk

Posted by: Beverley at September 12, 2006 7:23 AM

Following on Daniel's posting of the Peter Valder lecture tonight - tickets are available at the door.

Posted by: Beverley at September 12, 2006 7:27 AM

Thanks Manuela!

Posted by: Daniel Mosquin Author Profile Page at September 12, 2006 10:45 AM

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