Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ (stolonifera)

Yellowtwig Dogwood

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Deciduous

Overall Mature Size: Large

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 7-9' x 5-12'

Natural Growth Habit: Broad, Spreading

Native To: Cultivar, North America

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: High Water, Medium Water

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Spring

Special Features: Attractive Bark / Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Fall Color / Fragrant / Hedge / Intermountain Conditions / Screen / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #5

Sunset Garden Zones: 1-9, 14-21

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2-8

A Bit More

Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ is a fast-growing, deciduous shrub featuring bright-yellow winter stems, clusters of small, white flowers, and deep-green leaves that turn reddish-purple in the fall. It produces showy, inedible, bluish-white berries in late summer. Spreads by suckers and rhizomes. Useful for erosion control. Excellent for hedges, privacy screens, and rain gardens. Full sun to partial shade; shade tolerant. It has medium to high water requirements. Adapts to various soil types (clay, sand, loam); adapts well to varying soil pH. It performs best in medium to wet, boggy, or swampy soils. Cold hardy to -40°F.

A Bit More

Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ is a fast-growing, deciduous shrub featuring bright-yellow winter stems, clusters of small, white flowers, and deep-green leaves that turn reddish-purple in the fall. It produces showy, inedible, bluish-white berries in late summer. Spreads by suckers and rhizomes. Useful for erosion control. Excellent for hedges, privacy screens, and rain gardens. Full sun to partial shade; shade tolerant. It has medium to high water requirements. Adapts to various soil types (clay, sand, loam); adapts well to varying soil pH. It performs best in medium to wet, boggy, or swampy soils. Cold hardy to -40°F.