Cornus sericea
Common name: Red-twig Dogwood
This dogwood produces white flowers during the end of May or the first part of June. The fruit is white and contrasts nicely with the green foliage. The fall color is maroon for the leaves, but the real color is in the red stems. The stems tend to be the brightest red during the first 3 or 4 years. The best way to maintain the red stems is to cut them off at the ground in early spring before they leaf out. Red-twig Dogwood seems to be susceptible to canker, a disease that attacks environmentally stressed plants. This dogwood likes wet to wet mesic soils. Even with supplemental water, plants placed on a berm will not survive because it is just too dry. A pond edge with Alder, Winterberry, and Red-twig Dogwood would be a spectacular scene in winter.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Shrubs
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic, Wet
Light exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom period
Summer
Urban environment
Yards that Flood
Habitat
Floodplain, Moist Woods, Wetlands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump, Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
White
Fall color
Orange Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 6 Feet
- Mature width
- 6 Feet
- Max height
- 10 Feet
- Max width
- 15 Feet
Additional information
Butterfly host plant Loved by birds Pollinator hot spot
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