Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
red-barked dogwood
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
- Position: full sun to part shade
- Soil: any moderately fertile soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: May to June
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This deciduous shrub has oval, dark green leaves and produces small, creamy-white flowers in May and June. But it's really grown for the bright, coral-red stems that are revealed when the leaves fall. This lovely dogwood looks stunning planted in groups, beside water, or in a winter border. Best in full sun, it works particularly well with orange or purple-stemmed varieties of dogwood. - Garden care: For best stem colour, cut new growth back hard to within 5-7cm (2-3in) from the ground in March and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plant.
Goes well with...
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Jasminum nudiflorum
winter jasmine
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
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Lonicera × purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
winter honeysuckle
2 litre pot
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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
winter creeper
2 litre pot
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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
witch hazel
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
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Skimmia japonica 'Nymans' (female)
Japanese skimmia (female) (berry-bearing)
2 litre pot
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Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
midwinter fire dogwood
9cm pot