Cornus alba and 'Flaviramea ☼ full sun best ❅Hardy ★ Award

• 20 Feb, 2013
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Cornus alba

Preferred common nameSiberian dogwood
FamilyCornaceae

Cornus can be deciduous shrubs or trees, or creeping, woody-based perennials, some with brightly coloured young stems. Tiny flowers are borne in dense clusters, sometimes with showy bracts. Many have fine autumn colour

'Sibirica' is a medium-sized suckering deciduous shrub forming a thicket of slender red stems, becoming bright crimson in winter. Leaves ovate, turning reddish in autumn, flowers small, cream, in flat heads; berries bluish-white

Synonym(s)
Cornus alba var. sibirica
Cornus alba 'Westonbirt'
Cornus sibirica
Cornus sibirica 'Westonbirt'
Suppliers
Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards
Award of Garden Merit
How to growSunlight
Full sun Part shade Aspect
South-facing, East-facing or West-facing
Sheltered or Exposed
Cultivation
Will grow in most soil conditions in sun or partial shade
Soil
Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
Neutral or Acid
Sand, Clay or Loam
Propagation
Propagate by hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Low Maintenance

How to carePruning
Pruning group 7

Pests
Generally pest free
Diseases
May suffer from cornus anthracnose diseases
CharacteristicsPlant type
Shrub

Habit
Suckering

Toxicity

ResilienceHardiness
H4 (hardy)
ColourFlower
Cream in Spring and Summer

Foliage
Dark Red in Autumn
Green in Spring and Summer

Fruit
White in Autumn

Stem
Red in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter

SizeUltimate height
1.5-2.5 metres

Ultimate spread
1.5-2.5 metres

Time to ultimate height
5-10 years