{"id":2620,"date":"2018-10-25T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2620"},"modified":"2018-10-15T11:49:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T15:49:35","slug":"stoloniferous-dogwoods-jazz-up-the-winter-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2018\/10\/25\/stoloniferous-dogwoods-jazz-up-the-winter-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoloniferous Dogwoods Jazz Up The Winter Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Redtwig Dogwood Brightens Up The Winter Garden<\/p><\/div>\n

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Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea<\/i>)\u00a0is a medium-sized, deciduous shrub native to much of the Northern and Western United States (USDA hardiness zones 2-7).\u00a0Without question\u00a0these shrubs standout in winter by their\u00a0colorful stems (see\u00a0pruning recommendations below). Cut branches are an added plus for indoor arrangements. The yellow-twig form (C. sericea<\/em> ‘Flaviramea’) is also available.<\/p>\n

Leaves are oblong-lanceolate (up to 5 inches long), oppositely arranged with 5-7 pairs of lateral veins, and entire margins. Species may\u00a0grow up to 10 feet tall and spread voraciously by underground stolons\u00a0to form\u00a0large clumps. One landscape idea is to mix red and yellow\u2013twig dogwoods together for a winter color blast. Osier dogwoods\u00a0grow\u00a0well in very large containers, but quickly outgrow their pot space in 2-3 years.<\/p>\n

These stoloniferous dogwoods bloom in mid-spring (in Tennessee). The terminal creamy white (cyme) flowers measure\u00a01.5\u00a0to 2.0 inches across and white berries follow in late summer.<\/p>\n

Plant shrubs in full sun (in northern areas) and in\u00a0partial shade (in zone 7) and average soil. Fertilize in early spring before buds break and irrigate during long dry summer spells. Shrubs\u00a0establish quickly and are very drought tolerant after one year. Many cultivars are available, and are highly variable\u00a0in leaf and stem color.\u00a0This shrub dogwood may be confused with C. amomum<\/i> which has a similar red bark, but C. amomum<\/i> has blue fruits and brown pith.<\/p>\n

Arctic Fire\u00ae is a\u00a0non-suckering compact form with dark red winter stems. It grows 4-5 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide.\u00a0It puts on a spectacular show in the wintert.\u00a0Most varieties of stoloniferous dogwoods\u00a0grow\u00a08 to 10 feet, making Arctic Fire a great breakthrough for smaller gardens or residential landscapes.<\/p>\n

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Stoloniferous dogwoods are disease and insect resistant and deer\u00a0generally overlook them. They make great\u00a0landscape additions; utilize them in perennial or shrub borders, masses and groupings, container gardens and winter gardens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pruning tip<\/strong>: cut\u00a02-3 year old shoots\u00a0back\u00a0to the ground each spring immediately after flowering to ensure a good display of the winter branches.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)\u00a0is a medium-sized, deciduous shrub native to much of the Northern and Western United States (USDA hardiness zones 2-7).\u00a0Without question\u00a0these shrubs standout in winter by their\u00a0colorful stems (see\u00a0pruning recommendations below). Cut branches are an added plus for indoor arrangements. The yellow-twig form (C. sericea ‘Flaviramea’) is also available. Leaves are oblong-lanceolate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,1218,747,1319,299,144,1341,645,674,844,806,665,1324,853,551,627,791,843,936,812,990,601,729,777,1210,630,705,646,7,113,850,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2620"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10714,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620\/revisions\/10714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}