• 9 years ago
• Posted in:Anacardiaceae
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• Author: Ayishah Chui
• Tags: Deciduous, Fall Colour, Shrub, Week 08

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Common Name —— smoke bush
Family —————— Anacardiaceae
Cultivar —————— ‘Royal Purple’ (purple foliage)
Hardiness Zone —— 5
Form ——————— shrub
Height/Spread ——– 4.0 – 8.0 m / 4.0 – 8.0 m
Water ——————– medium
Soil ———————– moist; well-drained; alkaline
Sunlight —————- full sun
Leaves —————— deciduous; simple; entire; rounded; glabrous; parallel veins; alternate
Fall Colour ———— yellow to red
Flower —————— small; 5 petals; yellow
Fruit ——————— oval; brown
Limitation ————- do not flower in shade
Use ———————– as ornamental plant; as group shrub border
ID ————————- distinct round leaves; billowy hairs attached to flower