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Pucker Up! Red Twig Dogwood Cornus stolonifera

  • Exposure
    • Part Sun to Sun
  • Season
    • Summer
    • Winter
  • Mature Size
    • 36 - 48 Inches
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Pucker Up! Red Twig Dogwood Cornus stolonifera
Part Sun to Sun 36 - 48

A red stemmed dogwood unlike any other.  Its glossy, puckered foliage is distinctive as well as attractive.  The thick foliage delivers a high degree of leaf spot resistance.  Compact growth and bright red winter stems add to this native shrub's year-round appeal.  This new variety will be available in better garden centers Spring 2013.

Features

Uniquely puckered leaves have good disease-resistance.  Compact growth.  Red winter stems.  Deer-resistant.  Native.

Winter Interest
Resists: 
Deer
Native to North America

Characteristics

Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Height Category: 
Tall
Garden Height: 
36 - 48 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
60 Inches
Spread: 
36 - 48 Inches
Flower Colors: 
White
Foliage Colors: 
Green
Habit: 
Upright

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Part Sun to Sun
Blooms On: 
Old Wood
Bloom Time: 
Spring
Hardiness Zones: 
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Uses: 
Border Plant
Uses: 
Cut Flower
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses: 
Mass Planting
Uses Notes: 

Mass plantings; cutting gardens; naturalizing.

Duration: 
Shrub
Water Category: 
Average
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Maintenance Notes: 

Adaptable to many soils but best in moist, even swampy conditions.  Prune back older stems in early spring for best branch color.

Patent Information: 
Pucker Up! Cornus stolonifera 'Neil Z' PPAF

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