This plant, as well with all sanquineas, do not perform well in the central Midwest. Canker and dieback is a constant concern. The leav...Read Morees on any cultivar never stay green for me and discolor to the fall hue of peach yellow for most of the growing season even with supplemental water. I grew them and then removed them. These proved to be a lot of work for me.
I don't really care for this shrub for most of the year but it really gives some much needed color in the winter. I put it in an area whe...Read Morere I can appreciate it during the winter but don't notice it the rest of the year.
This plants only value is it's winter stem color, which is very nice & unusual. But while in leaf it looks sloppy, scraggly and ailing, f...Read Morerom early spring to fall. I've had them 4 years, tried moving to different areas, tried various remedies, all with no improvement, so I'm not sure they're worth keeping... I've got many other dogwoods, and none are this difficult.
This has similar characteristics of hardiness etc. to the other albas. It is perhaps not as large growing and vigorous as some.
Th...Read Moree shoots are very colourful shading from dark red near the ground to palest orange yellow at the tips
The leaves colour well in autumn.
Black berries
This plant, as well with all sanquineas, do not perform well in the central Midwest. Canker and dieback is a constant concern. The leav...Read More
I don't really care for this shrub for most of the year but it really gives some much needed color in the winter. I put it in an area whe...Read More
This plants only value is it's winter stem color, which is very nice & unusual. But while in leaf it looks sloppy, scraggly and ailing, f...Read More
This has similar characteristics of hardiness etc. to the other albas. It is perhaps not as large growing and vigorous as some.
Th...Read More