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Common Name: Orange-stemmed Dogwood
Plant Family: Cornaceae
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Quantity or Pot size: 9 cm pots
An essential plant for cheering up the winter border, this shrub produces masses of stems which start with a yellow colouration at the base, changing through orange into fiery red at the tips. The leaves turn yellow-orange-red in the autumn too. Plant against an evergreen hedge for maximum effect. Unlike C. alba, which is also planted for the same effect, C. sanguinea does not like hard pruning, and is best pruned every 2 - 3 years to about a foot in spring. Leaving some stems unpruned will mean there will be some flowers and fruit for the butterflies and birds.
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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);
The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall.
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'£12.00
The yellow stemmed dog-wood does well beside ponds and streams. Prune to just above ground level in spring.
