(redtwig dogwood)
Category: Shrubs
Height: 4 – 10 feet
Spread: 10 feet
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Fruit: whitish to purple drupe fruit clusters in late summer, taken readily by birds
Comments & Cautions:
bird habitat value; multi-season interest; best stem color produced on new stems; cultivars are smaller, more dense, or variegated; some disease and insect issues
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
upright, multi-stemmed, and spreading or suckering; stoloniferous red stems provide winter interest
Foliage
smooth green leaves with distinct veins; reddish-purple to yellow fall color; medium texture
Flowers
small white flowers in flat-topped clusters; May-June and intermittently through summer