Mock Orange vs Royal Purple Smokebush - TreeTime.ca

Mock Orange vs Royal Purple Smokebush

Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple

Philadelphus coronarius

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Royal Purple Smokebush
Mock Orange

Royal Purple Smokebush is an attractive and dramatic shrub. Mid-summer you'll notice feathery, purple-pink puffs of airy seed clusters that give the illusion of smoke. The contrast of these seed clusters against deep purple-red foliage will make Royal Purple Smokebush your new favorite shrub.

It is tolerant of clay soil, drought, and deer, making Royal Purple Smokebush a hardy addition to any yard. Try it in a hedge, shrub border, or as an accent shrub; regardless of how you use it, this shrub will be a head turner.

Mock Orange is an ornamental shrub known for its fragrant, white flowers. The scent is often described as orange-like with a hint of jasmine. Attractive to pollinators, hummingbirds, and humans alike.

Mock Orange is highly versatile, and can be used as an ornamental shrub, either alone or as a hedge. It is well suited for streambank stabilization and riparian zone restoration, due to its ability to grow in low, moist areas as well as those that are high and dry. Lewis Mock Orange also has the capability of being used in soil bioengineering projects such as live staking.

Royal Purple Smokebush Quick Facts

Mock Orange Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 3 m (11 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 3 m (11 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: Purple and scarlet red
Flowers: large, white
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: english dogwood