Red Gnome Red Twig Dogwood
| dogwood |
It is a perennial, flowering shrub, see how the Red gnome red twig dogwood looks like in the garden and landscape.
Red Gnome Red Twig Dogwood is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b. Other winter zone scales for planting this dogwood are ANBG: 1; RHS: H7, H6, H5; PHZ: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.
Dogwood details
| Plant type | shrub, berry, ornamental, flowering, edible berry, hedges | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial | ||||||||
| Sun needs | part shade, full sun | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright | ||||||||
| Flowering period | spring, early summer | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 90 sm - 1 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 90 sm - 1 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 1 m for solid hedge; 7' (2.1m) for space between plants | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 5.0 - 7.0 (strongly acidic - neutral) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, insect, wet soil | ||||||||
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Red Gnome Dogwood (Cornus alba Regnzam), also known as the red-barked dogwood, white or Siberian dogwood, Tartarian dogwood, red twig dogwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. It is a large deciduous surculose (suckering) shrub that can be grown as a small tree.
As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn) through late winter, bright winter bark; and the variegated foliage in some cultivars.
Red twig dogwood shrub is most commonly grown for the brightly colored branches that lend multi-season and winter interest in the landscape.
The upright branches come in colors of red, yellow, orange and coral, becoming more vivid during winter months after the leaves have dropped. Foliage of Cornus alba Regnzam is green, gold or variegated, with some varieties producing fall color. White flowers occurring in spring and summer are followed by white, pearl-like berries berries that provide food for songbirds and other wildlife.
Red Gnome is a perfect fit for smaller garden spaces or in groupings or as a colorful hedge in larger spaces. A four-season beauty that deserves a spot in every landscape where it will grow.
Stem color is more vivid when planted in a site that gets at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sun. Red-barked dogwood, (Siberian/Tartarian dogwood) is tolerate a consistently moist soil it is perfect for those areas where the soil just doesn't want to dry out.
The Red Gnome dogwood requires very low maintenance / care if left to grow naturally. Although pruning/trimming is not necessary, many gardeners choose to remove about 25 percent of the oldest stems in late winter or early spring of each year to encourage growth of new stems which will display the brightest red color the next winter season.
Alternatively, every 2 to 3 years all stems can be cut back to 8 inches (25sm) above the ground for total renewal.
The Cornus alba yellow flowers produced in very early spring are similar to Forsythia and are followed by white fruit which is edible and partially hidden by the foliage.
Red Gnome Red Twig Dogwood @ wikipedia.
Red Gnome Red Twig Dogwood in the landscape and gardening
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