Cornus sericea (stolonifera) ‘Sunshine’
Cornus sericea 'Sunshine' offers a bright new look to the ever-popular shrubby dogwoods with its gold foliage.
Description:
Cornus sericea 'Sunshine' offers a bright new look to the ever-popular shrubby dogwoods. The healthy, vibrant gold foliage remains brilliant all season long. In winter the stems glow red in the low sun to excellent effect. Grow in average to moist and even wet garden conditions. Younger stems have the boldest winter colour. Plants can be pollarded or coppiced just before the leaves begin to appear in spring.
Common Name: Red Osier Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (The Dogwood Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Wet
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Shorelines of streams, lakes, and swamps and at forest edges from low elevation to mountainous areas from BC to Newfoundland and south into the northern US.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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