Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood

[Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’]

In garden: - Current. From Missouri Botanical Garden [1]: 'Cardinal' is a cultivar that is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub which grows to a maximum size of 6-9' tall with a loose, rounded, spreading (stoloniferous) habit. The outstanding ornamental feature of this plant is its bright red winter stems. From The Morton Arboretum [2]: Cardinal red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea ‘Cardinal’): 8 to 10 feet high and wide; spreading form with orange-red fall color and cherry-red winter stems; resistant to leaf spots. Click here for more information on the care of Red Twig Dogwoods.
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Lifetime:	Perennial
Herbaceous:	No
Purchased from:	Lowe's
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Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’, Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c300 (Accessed 2 August 2019)
Red-osier dogwood, The Morton Arboretum. (n.d.). https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/red-osier-dogwood (Accessed 2 August 2019)
Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’, New York Botanical Garden (n.d.). http://navigator.nybg.org/weboi/oecgi2.exe/INET_ECM_DispPl?NAMENUM=20130&startpage=1 (Accessed 2 August 2019)
Penelope O’Sullivan, The Homeowner’s Complete Tree & Shrub Handbook: The Essential Guide to Choosing, Planting, and Maintaining Perfect Landscape Plants. (2007). Storey Publishing, LLC. pp. 211-212.
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