![]() sanguinea 'Compressa' – this variety is barely recognizable as C. sanguinea 'Arctic Sun' – fiery orange-red tips fading to golden yellow near the base, grows up to 4 feet tall by 4 feet wide ![]() alba Red Gnome – a more compact form that should only reach 3 feet in height, produces finer textured stems than the species, vivid coral red winter stems with wine-red fall color alba Ivory Halo – this compact form maxes out at 6 feet tall, finer textured than the species, white leaf margins surround soft gray-green centers, susceptible to leaf spot alba Chief Bloodgood – compact form reaches 6 feet in height, produces attractive coral winters stems alba 'Allemen's Compact' – more compact form than the species, reaching only 5 feet tall, red stems, foliage resistant to leaf spot sericea 'Sunshine' – show-stopping chartreuse foliage that will illuminate any garden, performs better in the Pacific Northwest than the rest of the country sericea 'Silver and Gold' – silver leaf margins surround green centers, attractive golden winter stems, plant in well-drained soils to limit canker disease sericea 'Hedgerow's Gold' – golden margins surround green leaf centers, highly susceptible to leaf spot disease alba Summer Dreams™ – green leaves surrounded by a white margin, deep red fall color, brilliant winter stems, 4 to 6 feet tall by 4 to 8 feet wide alba 'Aurea' – chartreuse foliage with vivid red stems, golden fall color if the leaves survive through to autumn, demands consistent soil moisture throughout the summer, site in partial shade for best results ![]() alba 'Argenteo-marginata' – variegated white and green foliage shines out in the garden during the growing season, wine red winter stems, may be incorrectly labelled as C. sericea 'Flamivera' – golden winter stems with lustrous, glossy green foliage during the growing season sericea 'Bud's Yellow' – bright yellow winter stem color, less aggressive suckering than the species, grows up to 6 feet tall sericea, attractive maroon fall foliage with red-brown winter stems sericea 'Baileyi' – Bailey red twig dogwood was once considered its own species but is now considered a form of C. sanguinea 'Winter Beauty' – very similar to 'Midwinter Fire,' differs in slightly more red-tone to winter stems and less vigorous suckering sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' – showstopping winter color with brilliant stems that actually do look similar to a fire golden yellow near ground-level, becoming more orange, then bright red at the tips can also have lovely buttery yellow fall foliage readily spreads by suckering sanguinea 'Cardinal' – bright, cherry red winter stems leaves somewhat resistant to leaf spot amomum, which means the specimen you plant may not perform up to expectations alba 'Siberica' – probably the most popular variety of Cornus alba on the market unfortunately, plants labeled as 'Siberica' may actually be C. alba 'Bud's Yellow' – eye-catching yellow stems in the winter, buttery yellow fall color alba 'Bloodgood' – very attractive, with vibrant red stems in the winter Douglas Tallamy, the entomologist, environmentalist and the author of several books (including Bringing Nature Home and Nature's Best Hope), recommends practicing a 10-step program: "Take 10 steps back from the trunk and all your insect problems go away." Feeding damage can be extensive, but it's usually short lived before the insects pupate into adults plants usually recover fairly quickly, and sawfly larvae are an important food source for songbirds. Dogwood sawfly – These caterpillar-like insects love to chew holes in the leaves of twig dogwoods.The best way to prevent Septoria leaf spot is to rake and remove fallen leaves at the end of the growing season as the disease overwinters in spent foliage on the ground. Chemical treatments are not usually recommended. Septoria leaf spot – This ruins the appearance of foliage late in the summer or early in the fall but is usually more of an aesthetic problem than a serious health issue.According to Paul Cappiello and Don Shadow in Dogwoods: The Genus Cornus, treatment is not usually recommended This is more common after moist and cool spring weather. Symptoms are small lesions with a light center - the center may fall out of the spot later in the season. Leaf spot anthracnose – This is more of an annoying aesthetic problem than a serious detriment to plant health.To limit stem canker problems, avoid planting in heavy, poorly drained soils, provide consistent irrigation throughout the growing season, avoid over-fertilizing and cut back annually Stem canker – The most serious disease of twig dogwoods, stem canker causes dark, sunken lesions on the stem and eventually stem dieback. ![]()
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