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redtwig dogwood
Cornus sericea
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.0 ft. to 8.0 ft.
Spread: 8.0 ft. to 12.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Urban Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Moderate
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Suckers
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Screening, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Nutrient Rich, Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
USDA Plants National Database recognizes two subspecies of C. sericea, both native to the U.S. Subspecies sericea is native to most of the western and northern states, including Colorado, and subspecies occidentalis is native to northwestern U.S.
Bright red twigs provide nice winter interest in a landscape.