90+ Cornus Stolonifera Variegata

The cornus alba variety has leaves that are a greenish gray in color with a white border in a variegated pattern. The first tennis racket designs were made from thin strips of the dogwood bark.

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Cornus stolonifera variegata!!!

The word dogwood comes from dagwood due to the use of their slender stems to make daggers or skewers. In late spring small creamy white flowers appear in flattened clusters and provide a great floral show. According to hitchocock and cronquist 1973 the form common to the northwest which is called western or creek dogwood is cornus stolonifera var. Rapidly growing adaptable to most soils including wet soils it enjoys spectacular decorative features.

Cornus alba is native to siberia and northern china. The soil should be well draining rich in humus and moist. It grows vigorously and spreads by underground stems to form a colony that can become weedy in some areas though its spreading roots can help mitigate. Stunning fall color attractive berries vibrant red or golden stems and sometimes a lovely variegated summer foliage.

Cornus sericea commonly known as red twig dogwood or red osier dogwood is an upright spreading suckering shrub that typically grows in the absence of pruning to 6 9 tall with a slightly larger spread. Red twig dogwood tolerates a range of soil conditions including wet and dry sites and is also air pollution tolerant. The best red color appears on one and two year old stems. Phonetic spelling kor nus san gwin ee ah description.

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