CORNUS sericea 'FLAVIRAMEA'

golden-twig dogwood

CORNUS sericea 'FLAVIRAMEA'

golden-twig dogwood

Deciduous shrub with bright green leaves, yellow in autumn. Excellent yellow stems in winter.
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  • Maintenance advice : Remove old, less colourful branches at the end of winter. To ensure flowering, prune every 2-3 years.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Introduced by the Arnold Arboretum (US) around 1890
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 3 m
  • Width at 10 years : 3 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : bushy
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : White
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Vigorous plant with very decorative wood in winter. Its branches are tinged with very bright yellow producing an outstanding effects in winter. In spring, the branches become light yellow and then green yellow in summer. Its beautiful shiny dark green foliage turns into light yellow in autumn. In May-June, it bears inconspicuous creamy flower clusters (corymb) followed by small white pea shaped fruits at the end of summer. It has the shape of a dense bushy shrub with upright branches and spreads thanks to its numerous lateral shoots at its base (suckers). Melliferous plant.