94+ Summer Cornus Stolonifera

To keep the size of the plant in check and to encourage the most colourful bark. Cornus stolonifera arctic fire red osier dogwood is a deciduous shrub with a rounded spreading form.

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Summer cornus stolonifera!!!

The red twig dogwood plant also known as the cornus sericea is a shrub that truly is at its best during the winter months. Cornus sericea flaviramea has bright yellow green stems and looks fantastic when planted with evergreen shrubs and among spring flowers. Bushes out in early spring then it blooms little white blooms in late summer then in late fall it drops it leaves and the branches turn bright red for a beautiful winter color in the cold months. Cut back old stems in early spring for the best color on new growth.

Stunning fall color attractive berries vibrant red or golden stems and sometimes a lovely variegated summer foliage. Opposite leaves with rounded bases are ovate to lance shaped and dark green turning a dull red purple red or orange in autumn. Clusters of white flowers appear in late may to early june followed by white to pale blue fruit. Sericea is also known as red osier or red twig dogwood because of the color of its young branches.

Design ideasbare red stems are a beautiful sight against the winter landscape. The american dogwood or red stem dogwood cornus stolonifera is an elegant open shrub with creamy white flower clusters in spring and red stems. Stolonifera swida sericea red osier or red osier dogwood is a species of flowering plant in the family cornaceae native throughout northern and western north america from alaska east to newfoundland south to durango and nuevo león in the west and illinois and virginia in the east. This ornamental shrub puts out many slender branches from the base.

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