Cornus glabrata
Brown Twig Dogwood.
A deciduous shrub that grows to 4' in bad conditions and 10' in moist shade. It has brown stems, green/brown/red leaves, creamy white flower clusters. It is always next to or in a stream. It grows down the road from us in sun or shade. It gives a nice show each spring with flowers, in the fall with leaf color (bright red) and then with berries the birds eat. In the garden it becomes a very refined looking bush that is covered with flowers.
Cornus glabrata tolerates clay and seasonal flooding.
Cornus glabrata is great for a bird garden.
Foliage of Cornus glabrata turns a different color in the fall, has color silver and is deciduous.
Flower of Cornus glabrata has color white.
Communities for Cornus glabrata:Chaparral, Mixed-evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Riparian (rivers & creeks) and Southern Oak Woodland.
| ph: | 5.00 to 8.00 |
|---|---|
| usda: | 7 to 10 |
| height[m]: | 1.00 to 3.00 |
| width[m]: | 1.00 to 2.00 |
| rainfall[cm]: | 148.00 to 420.00 |
