![]() ![]() This radical pruning, however, means that you will have a bare spot in the garden for a few weeks and miss the creamy-white flowers or attractive berries since they only form on second-year growth. For the best display, cut the stems flush to the ground every 2-3 years in early spring, just as the leaf buds start to swell. While pruning is not required, it should be noted that the best winter stem color appears on new growth.Great choice for shrub borders, along ponds and streams, or planted in naturalistic plantings where it can freely spread and form thickets. Cornus sericea looks spectacular when massed to emphasize and accentuate the cold season stem color.Easy to grow, easy to care for and deer resistant.This plant is more vulnerable to diseases in hot summer climates (south of Zone 7) It is not fussy about soils provided they are kept evenly moist and well-drained. Performs best in full sun to part shade, in organically rich, medium to wet soils.Grows with a loose, rounded, spreading habit up to 6-9 ft. ![]() An invaluable addition to the winter garden. In the fall, the foliage turns attractive shades of burgundy-red before falling to the ground, revealing the vibrant, glistening, red stems, which beautifully radiate from the base of the shrub. They will give way to clusters of white berries, often blue-tinged, that are very attractive to birds. Small clusters of tiny creamy flowers that will attract butterflies appear in late spring. Rapidly-growing, adaptable to most soils including wet soils, it bears ovate, dark green leaves in spring and summer, which happily contrast with the cardinal red stems. Noted for its outstanding bright red winter stems, Cornus sericea 'Cardinal' (Redtwig Dogwood) is a multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub of great ornamental value in the winter landscape. ![]()
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