Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera
Small white flowers in flat-top clusters bloom from late spring to early summer. Whitish berries, red tinged autumn foliage and bright red bark provide striking fall and winter interest. Plant in the sun and cut back hard in late winter or early spring to encourage the brightest stem colors. Not only a great landscape feature and habitat plant, Red Osier Dogwood is also excellent for slope stabilization or planting in large rain gardens, bogs and wetlands.
- Mature height: 15′ to 20′
- Mature width: 15′ to 20′
- Light conditions: sun to part shade
- Soil: tolerates standing water; moist to wet
- Sold in bundles of ten bare-root plants, 12″+ tall
- $20.00 per bundle
Bare-root plants are dug when they are dormant and are sold without soil around the roots, packaged in plastic bags to keep them moist.
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