{"id":8664,"date":"2016-12-19T21:58:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T02:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=8664"},"modified":"2016-12-19T21:58:39","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T02:58:39","slug":"arctic-fire-dogwood-brightens-up-winter-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/12\/19\/arctic-fire-dogwood-brightens-up-winter-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Fire\u2122 Dogwood Brightens Up Winter Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘Arctic Fire dogwood at Univ. of Tennessee Gardens in Knoxville<\/p><\/div>\n

Red-twig or red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera<\/em>) is a native shrub (USDA hardiness zones 2-7). It reaches 8 to 10 feet in height and roots sucker prolifically. It can become a chore keeping it contained in small garden spaces.<\/p>\n

Arctic Fire\u2122 is a superior cultivar identified by its fiery\u00a0red stems and compact growth habit. Expect some minor suckering, but this cultivar is far less invasive\u00a0than the species.<\/p>\n

Arctic Fire grows 4-5 feet tall and wide. That’s almost less than\u00a0half the height of other red osier shrub dogwoods.\u00a0\u00a0Its stunning\u00a0red branches are impossible to ignore! The crimson branches are\u00a0particularly striking on a frosty or\u00a0snow morning.<\/p>\n

In spring flat headed creamy white flowers appear. Arctic Fire dogwood has dark green foliage through the growing season. The pointy foliage\u00a0turns purple-tinged red in autumn. In mid- to late-summer clusters of creamy white flowers form on\u00a0branch tips. White berries form in late summer and\u00a0attract hungry\u00a0birds.<\/p>\n

Arctic Fire grows in average well-drained soil and in partial to full-day sunlight.\u00a0It is an amazingly adaptable plant. Once established it will tolerate extremely dry soil\u00a0and stand up to occasional standing water. It is highly tolerant of urban air pollution.<\/p>\n

Best stem color appears on new growth. Prune back old stems hard immediately after spring flowering \u00a0to ensure an intense red twig bark display the following winter. Old branch wood that is three years and older should be removed at or near ground level. In early spring apply a slow release fertilizer such as Osmocote\u2122 or Nutrikote\u2122 specialized for trees and shrubs. Follow the label\u00a0rate of application. Deer usually stay away from red osier dogwoods.<\/p>\n

Utilize it as a perennial or shrub borders. Winter branches and spring flowers may be cut for flower arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Red-twig or red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) is a native shrub (USDA hardiness zones 2-7). It reaches 8 to 10 feet in height and roots sucker prolifically. It can become a chore keeping it contained in small garden spaces. Arctic Fire\u2122 is a superior cultivar identified by its fiery\u00a0red stems and compact growth habit. Expect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,398,657,747,1319,299,710,144,1372,778,674,806,665,1324,1138,602,627,791,843,936,1060,812,601,729,723,630,705,646,7,113,850,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8664"}],"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=8664"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9359,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8664\/revisions\/9359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}