Cornus sericea 'Cardinal' - Red Osier Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Cardinal' - Red Osier DogwoodRed Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Cardinal') are best grown in organically rich, fertile, consistently moist soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, including swampy or boggy conditions. Trim roots with a spade and promptly remove root suckers if colonial spread is undesired. Best stem color occurs on young stems. Although pruning is not required, many gardeners choose to remove 20 25% of the oldest stems in early spring of

Height: 20-25 feet

climbing vine that is an eastern American native which typically occurs in the wild in rich

This shade loving perennial will tolerate more sun than others in cool summer areas

The foliage is topped by clusters of variegated cream

Foliage becomes bright red and orange before dropping in fall

With all the benefits of peat moss plus an added organic wetting agent

But it is the chocolate leaves that are the distinctive feature of this cultivar

Heavy-duty trowel for the avid gardener

Bloom Time: July

stoloniferous

and woody plants

leaves grown in full sun are burnished bronze