TYPES OF RED TWIG DOGWOODSĪrctic Fire® Yellow dogwood in spring. Red twig dogwood is considered deer resistant, though grazing may occur if other food sources are scarce. While the red twig dogwood plant is not considered toxic to pets or children, the berries are, so best to protect pets and children. The berries are a food source for songbirds and other wildlife, while the dense growth habit provides cover and nesting habitat for birds and small mammals. Benefits:įlowers are attractive to butterflies, bees, and other insect pollinators. Oval foliage is green, gold, or variegated, with some varieties producing yellow, red, or purple fall color. Flat clusters of white four-petaled flowers appear in late spring to early summer, followed by clusters of pea-sized white, pale blue, or dark purple berries from summer to fall. Stem color occurs in hues of red, orange, yellow, chartreuse, coral, or purple, becoming more vivid in winter. Plants spread through suckering to form a dense thicket, with a rapid growth rate up to two feet per year. Red twig dogwood is a deciduous shrub that produces multiple upright stems. The word "gold" in the cultivar name is in reference to gold leaf margins and not stems.2-8, depending on the species Plant type and growth rate: 'Hedgerows Gold' was introduced into commerce by Hedgerows Nursery in McMinneville, Oregon. Leaves turn interesting shades of pink to red in autumn. Ovate to lanceolate, medium green leaves (2-4” long) are variegated with irregular bright yellow margins. This is a suckering shrub that typically matures to 5-8’ tall and as wide. ‘Hedgerows Gold’ is a redtwig dogwood that is primarily grown for its bold variegated foliage and its dark red winter stems. Specific epithet from Latin means silky in reference to the hairs present on young twigs and upper leaf surfaces. Cornus is also the Latin name for cornelian cherry. Genus name comes from the Latin word cornu meaning horn in probable reference to the strength and density of the wood. Synonymous with and formerly known as Cornus stolonifera. Red stems somewhat resemble the reddish stems of some osier willows, hence the common name of red osier dogwood. Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers. Flowers give way to clusters of whitish (sometimes with a bluish tinge) drupes in summer. Tiny, fragrant, white flowers appear in flat-topped clusters (cymes to 2.5” diameter) in late spring, with sparse, intermittent, additional flowering sometimes continuing into summer. Reddish stems turn bright red in winter and are particularly showy against a snowy backdrop. Ovate to lanceolate, medium to dark green leaves (2-5” long) acquire interesting shades of red to orange eventually fading to purple in autumn. With the exception of the lower midwest and deep South, this species is native to much of North America where it is typically found growing in wet swampy areas, wetland margins or along lakes and rivers. Cornus sericea, commonly known as red twig dogwood or red osier dogwood, is an upright-spreading, suckering shrub that typically grows in the absence of pruning to 6-9’ tall with a slightly larger spread.
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