Cornus Alba Winter Flame
When mature it reaches a height of 2m 6ft.
Cornus alba winter flame. Cloaked in green foliage throughout summer cornus sanguinea winter flame bears tiny white flowers followed by glossy black berries. Cut back old wood every year for best effect. Cornus alba argenteo marginata tweet this page share on facebook. By autumn the foliage turns to a fiery shade of red before falling to the ground to reveal spectacular orange yellow and red stems.
It nectar pollen rich flowers has seeds for birds and is a caterpilar food plant. It grows to 5 tall and 6 wide over 8 years. Choose a full sun to partial shade position. The slim stems start off red and deepen to a bright scarlet in winter.
Pruning the dogwoods in early spring gives the shrub plenty of time to generate masses of long straight cane like stems through the summer growing season which will develop into stunning colour effect in the following winter months. Noted for its colorful stems and twigs in winter bloodtwig dogwood midwinter fire cornus sanguinea is a hard plant to beat for a colorful show in the winter garden. It enjoys spectacular decorative features. Follow the steps below to ensure your winter interest cornus is planted correctly and in the best position.
This makes a spectacular mass planting for the winter landscape. Flower and leaves andreas rockstein cc by sa 20 cornus sanguinea flower and leaves 2 andreas rockstein cc by sa 20 cornus sanguinea winter border red stems jewyer cc by 20 cornus sanguinea opposite leaves zerocool. The outstanding ornamental features of this cultivar are. Please view the suggested plants below for substitutes including arctic sun an improved compact version from the same breeder.
Broadly elliptic to ovate medium green leaves to 3 long. A superbly versatile deciduous shrub for year round interest. 1 yellow winter stems which are tipped with red twigs and 2 golden yellow fall foliage color. Midwinter fire is for its colorful stems and twigs in winter.
The plant needs some air circulation so although it will thrive against a wall or fence avoid planting it in the corner of two walls fences. Scarlet stems of cornus alba baton rouge. Cornus sericea flaviramea the stems of this variety are olive green. Great for both fresh and dried flower arrangements.
Looks like it is lit by fire all winter. A golden fall foliage followed by branches and stems that start out yellow in color at the base of the plant and gradually turn bright orange to crimson towards the tip of the plant. Cornus midwinter fire is known for attracting bees birds butterflies moths and other pollinators. How to plant a cornus alba sanguinea or sericea.
Winter beauty winter flame. Cornus alba baton rouge the picture of this cornus variety below says it all. It nectar pollen rich flowers has seeds for birds and is a caterpilar food plant.