Description

An excellent large garden shrub valued for its brilliant orange and red fall foliage, large flowers and pink inflorescences which produce a fuzzy, smoky appearance throughout summer, hence the name; it is a very large shrub to 12-15 ft. Grace Smokebush features airy panicles of yellow flowers with coral-pink stalks at the ends of the branches from early to late summer. It has bluish-green foliage which emerges brick red in spring. The round leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall. Grace Smokebush is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.