Common names:
Variegated Yellowtwig Dogwood
Yellow Twig Dogwood
Dogwood
Red Osier Dogwood
Red Twig Dogwood

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 13
Leaves:Semi-evergreen
Fragrant
Malodorous
Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe
Other
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Other
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring
Inflorescence Type:Cyme
Suitable Locations:Bog gardening
Uses:Useful for timber production
Edible Parts:Bark
Propagation: Other methods:Layering
Pollinators:Cleistogamous
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

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