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11/12/99

Cornus sericea (stolonifera)--Red Twigged Dogwood


Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7
Height: 8 ft Spread: 8 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: White (Vis. 11).

Comments: Red Twigged Dogwood has bright red winter twig
coloration. It tolerates most light exposures and grows
in wet soils.

Cultivars:
'Alleman's Compact' - A compact plant (Vis. 1) reaching a
height of 4 feet.
'Cardinal' - A selection developed in Minnesota with
bright red stems (Vis. 2).
var. coloradoensis - A native of the western U.S. with
red (Vis. 10) branches and bluish white fruit.
'Flaviramea' - Yellow Twigged Dogwood - The bark turns
yellow (Vis. 3) in winter.
'Isanti' - A mound-shaped, (Vis. 4) slow growing compact
form.
'Isanti Dwarf' - Smaller than 'Isanti', mounded form.
'Kelseyi' - A dwarf cultivar (Vis. 5) only three feet
tall and three feet wide.
'Midwinter Fire' - The winter stem coloration is a
combination of red, yellow and orange (Vis. 6).
'Pumila' - A dwarf (Vis. 7) with new growth tipped in
red (Vis. 8).
'Silver and Gold' - A cultivar of 'Flaviramea' that has
both yellow twigs in winter and green foliage that is
edged with white (Vis. 9).
'White Gold' - This variegated form of 'Flaviramea' has
white and green leaves.

References for Cultivars: Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Bailey
Nurseries 1999, Lake County Nursery 1999, Princeton
Nurseries 1999, Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Ray Wiegand's
Nursery 1999, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Studebaker Nurseries
1999, Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery 1999, Gee
Farms 1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway Nurseries
1999, Carlton Plants 1999.


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