Scientific name: Cornus sanguinea ‘midwinter fire’
Synonym: C. s. ‘winter beauty’
Family: CORNACEAE
Common names: “dogwood winter beauty” “dogwood midwinter fire”
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Conditions:
Zone: 5-7
Light: Full sun – semi shade (best colour in full sun, noticeably redder on sunny side)
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered
Soil: Average soil
Moisture: moist well drained, can live in swamps
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 10′ W 8′
Leaf and Stem shape: Orange-red and yellow young shoots with oval leaves, leaves and buds in pairs
Flower: Tiny white flowers born in dense clusters in summer
Pruning: Usually coppiced (pruned low at 4″-6″) in march
Maintenance: Annually cut back after the last frost for brightest winter colours
Landscape use: Provides excellent red winter colour which contrasts green
Propagate: By seed, easily propagated with cuttings
Pests & Disease: Red species affected by disease if coppiced too early
*Deer love leaves and the young stems,
Comments: Can be used as a compass plant as the south facing side is redder, colour only present in new shoots, so if left to grow wild the effect will be less stunning
Cultivars:
Vancouver Island Grows 