A beacon in the winter landscape with its bright red stems, this selection is also easy to grow and tolerant of poor soils, wet areas and the coldest climates. Great for massing, this selection has good red-purple fall color, and should be trimmed yearly to remove old growth as new growth has the best winter color. Excellent hedge, screen or in mass plantings. Red stems add color to the winter landscape. Perfect for wet areas and reclamation landscapes.
Adaptable to most conditions this deciduous shrub really excels in the rain garden. Excellent hedge, screen or in mass plantings. Bright red stems are a beacon in the winter landscape. Perfect for wet areas and reclamation landscapes.
While most plants are hunkered down in the winter and looking non-descript, ‘Midwinter Fire’ is alive with color and ready to put on an unforgettable winter show. The color is all in the stems and what color it is with bright red showing at the base of the stem changing to yellow as you move up the stem, only to be topped by orange at the very end! While not as colorful in the summer, wildlife loves this plant for its white flowers, its fruit, and the great cover it provides. You’ll love it year round because it’s so easy to grow, perfect in groupings, tolerant of most sunny sites, and it even puts on a bright yellow fall foliage show that is hard to beat.
This easy-care, compact native shrub is loaded with pollinator and butterfly value as large flat heads of small white flowers appear in late May and early June to provide loads of nectar. White fruit in late summer is a songbird bonanza! Dense and rounded, this selection’s pleasing foliage turns burgundy red in fall and will thrive in moist areas.
A great landscape pioneer, this plant does well in difficult spots and tolerates wet, poor soils. Great in masses, this wide spreader is disease-free, has good red-purple fall color, and has tons of white berries in the fall that birds love!
Tiered horizontal branches hold dark green leaves that provide the backdrop for masses of white, star-like flowers in late May and June. Showy red fruit and purple-red fall foliage.
You’ll never look at Dogwood the same way again once you catch a glimpse at this stunning piece of landscape eye candy! ‘Wolf Eyes’ dense, spreading form is awash in color just from its foliage with its wide, creamy white band surrounding a deep green center. It’s so colorful that you might miss its creamy white, star-shaped blossoms that cover the plant for up to 6 weeks starting in late May but, once you lay eyes on them, you’ll be amazed at the ferocity of this plants blooming power. Add in striking reddish-purple fall color and you have a plant that is year-round magic!
Graceful flowering dogwood with narrow, small green leaves edged with golden-white variegation. Dainty, white flower bracts offer added interest to the spectacular foliage during the summer months. ’Melanie’ shines in autumn, bursting with color in brilliant shades of pink and red.
This selection may look the same as the species, but wait until it’s bloom time. When ‘Milky Way’s’ flowers begin to open in mid-June, this selection looks like a dogwood on steroids with an array of white bloom that lights up like the stars on a crystal clear night. Laden with a massive show of bright red fruit, ‘Milky Way’ becomes a beacon in the fall landscape along with the help of a scintillating purple-red fall foliage display.
Cornus kousa ‘Eva’ has a compact, upright habit and elegant green / white variegated leaves which turn shades of red and pink before falling in autumn. White flowers appear on the branches in summer. Cornus kousa ‘Eva’ is an unusual, medium sized garden shrub which can also be grown in a large container.