Cornus stolonifera, Red-Twig Dogwood, gallon pot
Cornus stolonifera, Red-Twig Dogwood
FS-PS, Zone 3, blooms June-July, 10’ x 5’, wet to medium, deer resistant
Typically reaches 7’, will grow to 10’ in rich soils, Fast growing shrub forms thickets. The shrub needs to be thinned out to produce the bright red twigs. this is a super plant to support wildlife. The late spring white blooms attract bees, wasps, moths, butterflies and beetles. Birds eat the berries and the dogwood thickets protect them and give them places to roost.
It is the host plant for the Spring Azure Butterfly
Cornus stolonifera, Red-Twig Dogwood
FS-PS, Zone 3, blooms June-July, 10’ x 5’, wet to medium, deer resistant
Typically reaches 7’, will grow to 10’ in rich soils, Fast growing shrub forms thickets. The shrub needs to be thinned out to produce the bright red twigs. this is a super plant to support wildlife. The late spring white blooms attract bees, wasps, moths, butterflies and beetles. Birds eat the berries and the dogwood thickets protect them and give them places to roost.
It is the host plant for the Spring Azure Butterfly
Cornus stolonifera, Red-Twig Dogwood
FS-PS, Zone 3, blooms June-July, 10’ x 5’, wet to medium, deer resistant
Typically reaches 7’, will grow to 10’ in rich soils, Fast growing shrub forms thickets. The shrub needs to be thinned out to produce the bright red twigs. this is a super plant to support wildlife. The late spring white blooms attract bees, wasps, moths, butterflies and beetles. Birds eat the berries and the dogwood thickets protect them and give them places to roost.
It is the host plant for the Spring Azure Butterfly
Photo credit - Prairie Moon Nursery