| Description | This Dogwood has yellow foliage and colored stems. |
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| Pronunciation | (KOR-nus)(AL-ba) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun, partial sun, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | white (flat topped cymes) bloom in the late spring |
| Leaves | bright yellow in the spring fading to a softer yellow, red fall foliage |
| Stems | orange-red to tomato red |
| Dimensions | 5-6 by 5-6 feet or larger, a large shrub best used in berms, borders, wet areas and as the main plant on a corner planting, plants 5-6 feet on center |
| Maintenance | I like to cut out 1/2 to a 1/3 of the old stems and cut the remaining stems back 50%. The plant can also be sheared down flat to the ground. Both of these methods will promote new colorful red stems. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Species native from Siberia to the Korean peninsula |
| Author's Notes | One of the main purposes of this plant is the winter interest of the colored stems. Follow the maintenance schedule to maintain good twig color. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #175-Dogwoods (Paul Cappiello and Don Shadow) |
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