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.