Cotinus coggygria ( Notcutt’s Variety Smoketree )
Small Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree with 3″ labialise green to rich purple , almost mordant foliage . The name Smoke Tree comes from the lavender to purple plume - like panicle that take shape in summertime , producing “ poofs of dope . ” aerial cloud of purplish red “ bullet ” in summertime loan an exotic air . Unusual accent or specimen . This obscure maroon - purple leaved and purplish pink flowered cultivar was discover at the Oxford Botanic Garden and was almost unimaginable to properly photograph because the colors were so strikingly deep ....