Cotinus and Sambucus

Wow Dawn...what a lovely combo! That Iris would be terrific in front as well. :)

Super.

It would Karen but this is my north facing bed

A lovely combo, our new Cotinus is very slow....

Thanks Dotty, I think they are initially aren't they, next thing the size of a tree.

They also detest being moved. I moved my golden one and thought it was dead, but its recovering now...after 2 years! I’d have been quicker replacing it, but couldn’t get the same variety. I had to prune off dead stems, but now its coming back...phew!

Glad you added that Karen, was going to move it!! will leave it.and hope for the best!!

Yes! Leave it. Honestly...they sulk for eons!!

Now I moved a couple in winter and they were fine, in fact, one I dug up and didn’t plant for about a week! I did cut them right back though, back to three feet tall again. S Sutherland gold is pretty dead though, the third to die so no more, love it too.