Silver Dogwood Bush

This silver and gold dogwood has leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Variegated dogwoods come in either a shrub or tree and are easy to grow in a variety of soils and climates hardy in u s.

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Silver dogwood bush

The mountain dogwood sometimes known as pacific dogwood is a medium sized deciduous tree that has an excellent tolerance for shady locations and dry drought conditions. The shrubs actually can provide year round interest despite bearing spring blossoms variegated leaves during summer and berries from summer to fall clearly this plant s common name explains the main reason that people grow it. Like all silver foliage plants this shrub s unusual color contrasts beautifully with all the green in a landscape.

These plants are especially effective. This is a suckering shrub that typically grows to 5 7 tall by 6 8 wide. It is often considered the western version of the flowering dogwood but with this plant the white flowers are quite large and the fall color is yellow orange or red.

Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. Dogwood tree transplanting should be done when they are dormant. Silver gold dogwood cornus sericea silver gold is a yellow twig dogwood cultivar that is primarily grown for its bold variegated foliage and its yellow winter stems.

However most dogwood shrubs are grown as much or more for their fall and winter appearance rather than the spring flower display. It can look almost white in a landscape or take on a bluish cast. Provided your soil is workable this could be in the middle of winter but northern gardeners will have to wait until early spring.

Leaves 2 4 long are variegated with irregular creamy white margins. Leaves turn yellow in autumn. Its silvery green leaves are variegated with irregular creamy white margins.

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