 |  Plant list: Deciduous plants
Deciduous plants grow a new set of leaves each spring which they then lose in the autumn, often producing spectacular colours before the fall.
| | | | Latin name: | | Cotinus coggygria | | | | Common name: | | Smokebush | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Pink | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green or dark purple | | | | Height and spread: | | 3m to 4.5m x 3m to 4.5m (10ft to 15ft x 10ft to 15ft) | | | | Description: | |
A deciduous, bushy shrub with oval leaves that turn a wonderful red-yellow in autumn. The plumes of flowers envelop the branches and look like smoke. Prefers full sun, will tolerate partial shade.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Hamamelis | | | | Common name: | | Witch hazel | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Yellow, orange and red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green | | | | Height and spread: | | 4m x 4m (13ft x 13ft) | | | | Description: | |
Has hazel-like leaves that provide a spectacular display of autumn foliage colour that precedes the fragrant spidery flowers, which appear on the bare stems in winter. Prefers slightly acid soil, but will live on neutral.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Liquidambar | | | | Common name: | | Sweet gum | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy to frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green | | | | Height and spread: | | 6m to 25m x 4m to 12m (20ft to 82ft x 13ft to 39ft) | | | | Description: | |
Grown for the attractively-shaped leaves, which look a bit like a maple, and turn spectacular colours in the autumn – red, yellow, purple. Prefers sun or partial shade, and grows poorly on chalky soils.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Rhus | | | | Common name: | | Sumach | | | | Type of plant: | | Trees and shrubs | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy to frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Whitish | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1m to 15m x 1.5m to 10m (3ft to 49ft x 5ft to 33ft) | | | | Description: | |
Grown for the dark green leaves, which look a bit like ash, and turn vivid oranges and reds in the autumn. Some have new shoots that have a velvety covering. Note: all parts of R. verniciflua are highly toxic.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Acer palmatum | | | | Common name: | | Japanese maple | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green or red | | | | Height and spread: | | 6m x 6m (20ft x 20ft) | | | | Description: | |
Japanese maples prefer slightly acid soil, and need a sheltered spot out of the wind. They are grown for their very attractive leaves, which, depending on cultivar, turn spectacular colours in the autumn – red, yellow or orange.
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