Cornus Alba/Red-stemmed Dogwood in 9cm Pot, Beautiful Red Bark All Year Around 3fatpigs®

• Red-stemmed Dogwood as commonly known, gives you a dense cover of leaves in summer but comes alive in autumn to spring when nothing else has colour. It produces a vibrant red bark, small cream flowers in Spring/Summer and bluish-white berries in Autumn.
• Common Name: Red-stemmed Dogwood Genus: Cornus Species: alba Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Chalky/alkaline, Moist Height: 300cm Spread: 300cm
• Cornus alba has stunning bright red bark which adds colour to the winter garden. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, it produces the brightest winter bark when planted in full sun. To keep the size of the plant in check and to encourage the most colourful bark, remove a third of the stems back to ground level each spring. It may also be mixed with the green variety Cornus Sanguinea to provide 2 colours. Plant as a single shrub or as a hedge 30-60cm apart.

Red Dogwood 'Elegantissima', Cornus Alba in 9cm Pot, Beautiful Bark Cornus alba 'Elegantissima' is admired for its vivid red stems It produces beautiful small creamy-white flowers in Summer and white berries in Autumn. Growing Details Common Name: Red Barked Dogwood Genus: Cornus Species: alba Cultivar: 'Elegantissima' Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist Height: 2.5-4m Spread:2.5-4m Description Cornus can be deciduous shrubs or trees, bearing clusters of tiny flowers. 'Elegantissima' has attractive grey-green white margined leaves in summer.