Cotinus coggygria 'Lilla'

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Gorgeous foliage 😍😍

@emch @gjones @hkyfvr thanks all 😊 it’s an unusual pattern, almost like when ink bleeds on paper 😍

@KOutdoors thanks Karen 😀 great looking leaves aren’t they 😍 they can get huge! There’s one this colour at the botanic gardens here and it’s a full-on tree! This one is a dwarf variety thankfully 😂

Always welcome 😍

It’s beautiful 🤗

@KOutdoors even the bigger one I have isn’t too big. Sometimes container gardens are a benefit! Stops most things growing too much 😜

@godfreye thanks Enid ☺️ has put its autumn coat on a little early 🍁

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Beautiful pink markings 💗💚💗

Wonderful colours and markings Kerry

Beautiful markings Kerry 💚💕

Fabulous leaves 😍

@pelly @italydiva @hkyfvr @jeatacake thank you lots ☺️ these are how the leaves should be in autumn but the heat must have brought it on sooner 😜

Very welcome Kerry 😁

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Great picture 💜

😲. A bit scary looking.

Fabulous photo!

Great capture Kerry. Love the colour on the smoke bush. 😍😍😍

Fab photo Kerry 🦗

Do like a Smoke Bush but what is that hebejebe critter! 😳

@hebelover @charlotte @lilybee @hkyfvr @juliesgarden @KOutdoors @nix81 @ukjohnny thanks all 😁 it’s apparently a Speckled Bush Cricket. He stood out so well on those dark leaves 🤩 found out they eat leaves and flowers so I hope he’s long gone 😡

@KOutdoors think he’s feasted on a nearby dahlia already but if I find more they’ll be relocated to the field out back 😂

Always welcome. Sounds like an Aussie insect. He has very long legs so he may outrun you. 🤦‍♀️😆

Fabulous shot…no camouflage going on there!

Flying lessons then 😂😂

Will smoke for the first time 😍 #smoke-bush #cotinus #smoke-bush-lilla #foliagefriday

Ooh how exciting Kerry, it’ll look fab!

Can’t wait to see the smoke. Lovely foliage 😍😍

Oh how nice! Yours is farther along than mine! 💘😍

Ohh, lovely 💨💨💨

@sieveheadsarah @hkyfvr @ShelleySnyder @pelly thank you all 😊 the leaves are special enough but the puffs of smoke will add even more to it 🤩

Most welcome. They sure will. 👍😍😍

My pleasure!💘😍

Cotinus & Ceratostigma twinning ❤️❤️ #smoke-bush #cotinus #smoke-bush-lilla #ceratostigma-plumbaginoides #blue-leadwort #foliagefriday

Stunning colours. Love the two smoke bushes together with a little blue peeking through from the leadwort. Great foliage on all three. ♥️

@hkyfvr @gjones thanks ladies 😛 the first very cold night we had and it coloured up these two so nicely 😍 think they’re might need separated next year so the colour is spread around a bit 😂

Very welcome ❤️❤️

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I do like this. I note it’s the dwarf variety but still grows up to 1.5m x 1.5m. Do you know if it’s the sort of shrub that could be pruned to keep it smaller Kerry?

Beautiful 😍

@italydiva it’s a little lovely 🥰 I have a photo on my Instagram of the whole thing and it’s a lovely size at the moment. Even my bigger one I prune back to a manageable size every year and it’s flowered like crazy. So I think it’ll be even easier to keep this dwarf one to a size you’re happy with 😁

@hkyfvr thank you Diane 😀 no flowers this year but it looks great just as it is 💜

@gjones thank you Katy 😄 they seem to grow in a circular pattern around the branches. Love how regimented it is 🤩

Very welcome. It most certainly does Kerry 👍💜

Ahh, thank you…that’s brilliant Kerry. I would like to make space for one somewhere, somehow. Do you mind me asking what your Instagram account is please as I’d be very interested in seeing it? 😊

@italydiva would be a lovely addition 😍 I got mine at norfolkqualityplants.co.uk - well worth a look on there 😁 my Instagram is @my_little_green_garden ☺️

Great, I will check both out. Thank you so much Kerry! 😘

@italydiva always welcome ☺️

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