Cornus stolonifera

Name: Cornus stolonifera
Common Name:  red osier dogwood				Family: Cornaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit vigorous, suckering	Hard. Zone   usda 3		Mature Size 2m tall by 4m spread					x
Leaf: simple, ovate to lance shaped, dark green, 13cm long					Fall/Winter Color: red or orange foliage in fall red winter shoots
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: white flowers in flat cymes						Infl. cymes follwed by white or white with blue tinge fruit
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec. ( fall foliage)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade x best for winter shoot colorif in sun
Landscape uses: shrub border, woodland, tolerate wet soil, winter color		Limitations: dogwood blight, powdery mildew, bacterial leaf spot, aphids, thrips					Other Features: will tolerate variety of conditions, heavily suckering shrub must prune back and space accordingly