Cornus Stolonifera Buds Yellow

Stunning fall color attractive white berries mid summer and cheery yellow stems in winter make this wonderful shrub for all seasons. Vigorous and adaptable forming a thicket of upright sunny yellow stems.

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Cornus stolonifera buds yellow

While the species variety and other cultivars have red stems flamiramea has yellow or greenish stems. Synonyms cornus alba buds yellow cornus stolonifera budd s yellow family cornaceae genus cornus can be deciduous shrubs or trees or creeping woody based perennials some with brightly coloured young stems. To maintain a colorful display you can do one of two things.

The best yellow color appears on one and two year old stems. Specific epithet from latin means silky in reference to the hairs present on young twigs and upper leaf surfaces. One cut the whole plant back to short stubs every other year.

Cornus sericea bud s yellow is a fast growing spreading shrub which is ideal for adding year round interest its white flowers appear in late spring and will produce a white fruit later in the year the leaves eventually turning rich autumnal colours before they fall. Yellow twig dogwood cornus servicea flamiramea a deciduous flowering shrub is a named cultivar of the red twig dogwood cornus servicea. Two cut out one third of the oldest stems every year.

Bud s yellow is a yellowtwig dogwood cultivar that is noted for its bright yellow twigs in winter. Cornus is also the latin name for cornelian cherry. Tiny flowers are borne in dense clusters sometimes with showy bracts.

Older stems will turn corky and brown. Cornus alba bud s yellow.

Seattle Garden Ideas February 2012