Better known as 'Smoke Bush' Cotinus coggria 'Royal Purple is a majestic large trub or small tree which makes a fantastic focal point, with it's deep purple oval leaves and large pink, feather like infloresecences during the summer. In the autumn the leaves turn a brilliant scarlet orange colour before falling It can grow to c 5m high and wide, on average, though it can be kept smaleer by coppicing hard each year. This will result in larger leaves but fewer flowers. Will grow in full sun, or partial shade in any decent well drained but moist soil.