Winterberry vs Royal Purple Smokebush - TreeTime.ca

Winterberry vs Royal Purple Smokebush

Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple

Ilex verticillata

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Royal Purple Smokebush
Winterberry

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.

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

Royal Purple Smokebush Quick Facts

Winterberry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: Purple and scarlet red
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium




Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly