Plant Name: Cornus sericea
Common name: Red Twig Dogwood
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 6’ – 9’
Plant Width: 8’ – 12’
Bloom Time: May – June
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates Clay Soil; Organically Rich, Fertile, Moist Soil.
Water Need: Medium to Wet
Attributes: Showy Flowers; Good Fall Color; Attracts/Hosts Birds/Butterflies; Winter Interest; Deer Resistant;
Larval Host to Spring Azure.
Firewise: Score 5, Plant 60 feet from structures
Uses: Hedge; Rain Garden; Shrub Border; Bird/Butterfly Gardens.
Note: Suckering Roots; Remove 20-25% of oldest stems in spring to stimulate new, best color growth; Susceptible to Leaf & Twig Blight/Canker & Leaf Spot.
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford and Carlotta Lucas
Photo one by: Smith, R.W.