General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Needled
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Malodorous
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Stem
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Pollution
Flood Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Dioecious
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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Common names
  • Red Twig Dogwood
  • Red Osier Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus sericea
  • Synonym: Swida sericea
Comments:
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