Scientific Name
Cornus sanguinea

Common Name
Bloodtwig dogwood

Hardiness Zones: 4-7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Loose, unkept floppy habit; spreading rounded top; multistemmed ; dense twiggy habit
Height: 6 to 15'
Width: 6 to 15'
Leaf: 1.5 to 3" simple, opposite leaves; blood red fall color
Flower/Fruit: White flowers in May to early June; flat topped cyme; .25" purplish black fruit in fall
Comments: Easy to transplant; fibrous roots; very adoptable; not a good specimen plant; suckers freely; quite adoptable
Cultivars: Midwinter, Winter Beauty
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