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Cornus sericea

Redosier Dogwood

Pronunciation
korn'us SUR-ih-see-ah
Family
Genus
Nativity

Eastern US, Newfoundland south to Virginia, west to Nebraska

Growth Habit

Loose broad-spreading, rounded, multi-stemmed shrub with horizontal branches at the base

Hardiness
2
Culture

Moist soils, full sun

Facultative Status
Facultative Wetland.
Landscape Use

A native of the eastern United States and Canada, Cornus sericea works well to stabilize stream banks, naturalize and grow in mass plantings. It has blood red stems that are incredibly dramatic in a winter garden, especially when contrasted with needle evergreens.

Foliage

Medium-dark green in summer. Opposite, simple, ovate to oblong-lanceolate 2 to 5 inch long, purple/red fall color.

Buds

Flower-terminally buds borne, valvate, hairy, silky-appressed pubescence

Bark

Blood red stems

Flower

Dull white, flat-topped cymes in late May to early June

Fruit

White Drupe

Propagation

Cuttings with 1000 ppm IBA quick dip. Hardwood cuttings placed in the field in late winter give a 90 to100% success rate without treatment.

Pests
twig blight (canker).
Cultivars

'Flaviramea' - form with yellow stems.

'Kelseyi' - low-growing, neat, compact form.

'Silver and Gold' - the stem color is yellow.

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