Tuesday 18 December 2012

Cornus alba 'Argenteo marginata'

Sibirska sviba

Name:  Cornus alba 'Argenteo marginata'
Common Name:
red osier dogwood
Family:
 Cornaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit:
vigorous, upright
Hard. Zone:
usda 2
Mature Size
3m tall by 3m spread

x

Leaf:  ovate to eliptical, green leaves with lighter margins


Fall/Winter Color: red orange in autumn
winter stem red
        Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: white, star shaped


Infl. flat cyme

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov. )     Dec.   (fall color)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained

Exposure
Sun   x  Semi-shade  x   Shade x
Landscape uses:
shrub border, winter color


Limitations: dogwood blight, powdery mildew, bacterial leaf spot
Other Features:  red stems,  prune effectively don't hack, suckering tendencies

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