General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 15 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Flood Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Red Osier Dogwood
  • Red-Twig Dogwood
  • Redstem Dogwood
  • Red-Rood
  • Redbrush
  • Red Willow
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus sericea subsp. sericea
  • Synonym: Cornus stolonifera

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Location: Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-08-18
Location: Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-07
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2020  June
Cornus stolonifera   new leaves forming
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2020
Cornus stolonifera   This shrub is very invasive around here.
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2020
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2020    September
Cornus stolonifera   Fall red leaves
Location: Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-07
Location: Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-07
Location: City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-05-28
Plant growing on what in most years is the stream bank but this y

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