Cornus sericea (stolonifera)
Cornus sericea (syn. stolonifera) is a beautiful native shrub known as red osier dogwood most famous for its red winter stems.
Description:
Cornus sericea (syn. stolonifera) is a tough and beautiful suckering shrub native to most of Canada known as red osier dogwood. It offers year-round interest with many vertical, branching stems covered in veined, oval foliage tipped with rounded clusters of white flowers that become white fruit popular with birds. It has brilliant fall colour in shades of red with orange and yellow. In winter, the stems turn bright red offering a magnificent show especially in the low winter sun or after a fresh snowfall. Grow in average to moist and even wet garden conditions. Younger stems have the boldest winter colour. Plants can be pollarded or coppiced just before the leaves begin to appear in spring. The flowers are visited by bees and butterflies. The plants can provide nesting habitat and cover for birds.
Common Name: Red Osier Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (The Dogwood Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Wet
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Shorelines of streams, lakes, and swamps and at forest edges from low elevation to mountainous areas from Alaska and BC to Newfoundland and south into the northern US.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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