Red Twig Dogwood
- Botanical Name
- Cornus sericea
- Min Zone
- 2
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 7 to 9 feet
- Width
- Up to 10 feet
- Flowers
- Late May to Early June: dull white, flat topped cyme, sporatic through the summer
- Fruit
- White drupe
- Fall Color
- Reddish-purple
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
- Soil
- Moist (prefers), adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Transplants easily
- Prune out older canes for color and vigor
- Problems
- Twig canker, septoria leaf spot, scale
- Varieties
- Flaviramea - yellow twig dogwood
- Kelseyi - dwarf to 3 feet
- Silver and Gold - yellow stems, variegated leaves with an irregular yellow border
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