Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
VARIEGATED REDTWIG DOGWOOD
syn. 'Argenteo-marginata'
Family: Cornaceae
Pronounced: KOR-nus AL-bah ...
Cornus alba
Siberian Dogwood, Tartarian Dogwood, Red-barked Dogwood ...
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima' (Red-twig dogwood, Cream-edge tatarian dogwood)
Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken
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Cornus alba
( Argenteomarginata Dogwood )
Upright, cane-growing, deciduous shrub with red winter shoots. Leaves are dark green, ovate to eliptic and 4 inches long, turning red or orange in the fall.
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima' Cornaceae
Variegated Dogwood, Variegated Tatarian Dogwood KOR-nus AHL-ba ...
Cornus alba 'Aurea'
Genus: Cornus
Species: alba
Cultivar: 'Aurea' ...
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
COMMON: Siberian Dogwood
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, 2 to 4 1/2" long, dark green, fall color is reddish purple
STEMS: Bright red
SIZE: 8 to 10' tall, 5 to 10' wide
HARDINESS: 2 to 8 ...
Cornus alba
Common Name: Tatarian Dogwood
This deciduous shrub has bright red stems in winter, although some varieties are yellow-stemmed.. It grows in sun or part shade.
Cornus alba
Trees and Shrubs
May be grown from seed surface sown when ripe; typically requires a double dormancy before germinating, and cultivars often do not grow true from seed.
The Cornus alba group
The C. alba group includes tatarian dogwood (C. alba), bloodtwig dogwood (C. sanguinea) and red osier dogwood (C. sericea).
Cornus alba 'Spaethii'
Dogwoods are often planted in public places, for they stand up to wilful or accidental vandalism quite well. 'Professionals' did the pruning, in the picture above.
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima' : Silver-Edge Tatarian Dogwood - Whole Plant
Cornus mas : Cornelian Cherry Dogwood - Whole Plant
Cornus mas 'Variegata' : Variegated Cornelian Cherry Dogwood - Foliage ...
Synonym: Swida sericea, Cornus sericea. Cornus alba. (Red-Osier Dogwood)
Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)
Synonym: Swida sericea, Cornus sericea. Cornus alba. (Red-Osier Dogwood)
Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) ...
Ivory Halo Red Twig Dogwood [English]: Cornus alba 'Ivory Halo'
Ivory Halo� Dogwood [English]: Cornus alba 'Bailhalo'
Ivory I Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Ivory I'
Ivory Ice Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Ivory Ice' ...
Cornus alba (dogwood) S/D: for colourful stems coppice regularly
Gaultheria mucronata S/E: white, pink or purple berries on female plants
Hedera helix (ivy) C/E: berries and foliage ...
These bush dogwoods are another great example of variegation in the genus, with Cornus alba Elegantissima (green with white edge, red stems) being the most popular. Cornus sericea Silver and Gold gives the same leaf pattern, but with yellow stems.
 See also: Cornus, Dogwood, Green, Orange, May
  
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