This is one of the best forms of purple leaved Cotinus, its deep purple leaf colour sparkles right through the season. The huge purple-pink flower heads are very handsome. It grows about 4 metres tall by as much across but can be cut hard back in the late winter to keep its size in check. In our borders we cut it down to a metre each year. Like all of its tribe it is a tough sun loving plant which needs very little extra irrigation when established.