Cardinal red-osier dogwood
Cornus sericea 'Cardinal'
'Cardinal' is a multi-stemmed shrub with cherry red winter stems that are especially showy against a snowy backdrop. Tiny white flowers appear in late spring, giving way to clusters of creamy white fruit that is very attractive to birds. Dark green leaves turn an attractive red-purple in autumn.
Swamps, stream banks, and thickets; Newfoundland to Alaska in the western mountains to northern Mexico and in the East to Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Cardinal Red-Osier Dogwood offers gardeners a variety of potential planting options such as rain gardens, creating a hedge for privacy, or even using as a specimen to provide beautiful fall and winter interest.
Grows well in average to wet soil.
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A Special Note About Exposure
Full sun: Prefers six or more hours of direct sunshine a day
Partial shade: Thrives in three to six hours of daily sunshine
Shade: Generally does well with less than three hours of sun per day. Having said that even shade loving plants will struggle in extremely deep shade.
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