General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Plant Height: |
6-8 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
4-6 feet |
| Leaves: |
Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Variegated
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
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| Uses: |
Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Birds
Butterflies
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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| Awards and Recognitions: |
RHS AGM
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- Red Twig Dogwood
- Tatarian Dogwood
- Red Barked Dogwood
- Dogwood
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Oct 4, 2021 2:29 PM concerning plant:
This 'Elegantissima' Redtwig Dogwood has been a popular cultivar of the Siberian Redtwig Dogwood with its light green leaves that have a creamy-white edging, and has been a commonly sold plant from conventional nurseries in the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast US since at least the 1970's. Its cultivar name also is 'Argenteo-marginata.' It does not grow as big as the regular mother type and its twigs and stems are more slender also. It can be hit lightly or heavily by leaf spot disease or twig canker disease some years. There is also a very similar cultivar just called 'Variegata' that has darker green in the leaves and is more vigorous growing, and can be mixed up in the trade with this specific cultivar.
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