Cornus sericea-Red osier dogwood

Description

Revered for its bright red branches that add a bold kick to the winter landscape, especially when piercing a blanket of snow. Similar habit to silky and gray dogwood, it forms dense tangled thickets in wet areas in the wild, but takes well to upland situations in our gardens. Reported to be invasive at times when it makes its way into fields. Many varieties have been selected from this species to try to attain the brightest red stems, interestingly, yellow stem color varieties have also been selected. In the wild, stem color is usually a dulled down red to brownish yellow color.

2 gallon pots, 15in to 18in height, $25 each