Cotinus coggygria Scop.
Fully hardy bushy shrub or tree with often greyish oval leaves, to 7cm long, turning yellow to red in autumn, and fruiting panicles, to 15cm long, turning from green to grey as they mature. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Rhus cotinus, Linné. (Cotinus coggygria, Scopoli.) The Scotino. In the countries on the Mediterranean Sea, extending to Hungary and to the Himalayas. The wood of this bush furnishes a yellow pigment. The Scotino, so valuable as a material for yellow and black dye, and as a superior tanning substance, consists merely of the ground foliage of this plant. It contains up to 24 per cent, tannin. The plant endures the Norweigan winters northward to lat. 67 56’ [Prof. Schuebeler].’ [Ferdinand von Mueller – Select Extra-Tropical Plants readily eligible for Industrial Culture or Naturalisation p.461/1895].
Introduced to Britain in 1656. [PD]. Figured in Saint-Hilaire Tr. pl.165/1825.
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [T.822/1843].
Notes
Rhus cotinus Torr. & Gray (1838) = Rhus cotinoides Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray, an American species.
Published Mar 16, 2010 - 05:28 PM | Last updated Jul 14, 2010 - 11:18 AM
Cotinus coggygria Scop. | Saint-Hilaire Tr. pl.165/1825 | BHL
| Family | Anacardiaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Southern Europe to China |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Venetian sumach, Scotino, Smoke bush |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Rhus cotinus - Venetian sumach |
| Confidence level | high |
