Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ has lime and golden foliage that lasts throughout the spring and summer, providing a bright contrast to darker areas. In the fall, the foliage of Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ turns a beautiful shade of orange and red. While it may not flower as profusely as other Cotinus coggygria cultivars, it may produce pink flower plumes on old wood in mid-summer. Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ grows best in part-shade and requires consistently moist soil. Cotinus coggygria is deciduous and native to a large area from southern Europe, east across central Asia and the Himalayas to northern China. Learn more about Cotinus coggygria. Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ was discovered in 1989 in Boskoop, Netherlands by Sanders-van Harn and Adriana Christina Bastiana (USPP13082).