Red-Violet (New leaves emerge a reddish-purple late in the spring); Green (Summer foliage is blue-green); Multi-Colored (The red, orange, and yellow fall foliage is quite attractive)

Stem Notes:

Brownish red stems

Fruit Notes:

Pink (Large (14" long by 11" wide) pink fruiting panicles, effective in the summer and into the fall)

Ultimate Height:

12-15 feet

Ultimate Spread:

12-15 feet

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Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Very adaptable to soils and pH and tolerates some drought

Range:

Hybrid origin

Maintenance:

Low 274

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Alternate, simple, quite oval leaves (4-6" long by 3" wide) have parallel veination. Purplish coloration around leaf scar. Crushed stems have strong odor. Stems are glabrous with a number of small lenticels.

Ecological Functions:

Pollen and/or Nectar Producer 292

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Additional Information

'Grace' has become a popular cultivar with its purple emerging leaves and giant panicles of smokey, pink flowers. The "flowers" are actually misty fruiting panicles that give the species its name. The fine-textured hairs on the fruit pedicels and peduncles change colors, being best when tinted smoky pink. Can be pruned to low framework each year to promote plant coloration which occurs best on vigorous stems.

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When Cotinus × 'Grace' has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

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Fruiting

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10 Cotinus × 'Grace' found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2012_01106*B	SHLY
2	2012_01028*A	WOOD
3	2012_01106*C	SHLY
4	2012_01028*B	WOOD
5	2012_01106*A	WOOD
6	2012_01180*B	WARN
7	2012_01180*A	WARN
8	2022_00489*A	WARN
9	2023_00240*A	WOOD
10	2023_00240*B	WOOD

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