Creme de Mint™ Dogwood

Cornus alba 'Crmizam'

Pronunciation: KOR-nus AL-ba
SKU #40196
3-8

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OVERVIEW
Description Mint green variegated leaves with creamy white margins become tinged with pink or red in fall. Compact and densely branched with chartreuse stems that add character to the winter landscape. A wonderful shrub for all seasons! The best stem color is produced in full sun but tolerates partial shade. Deciduous.
Light Full sun, Partial sun
Watering Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
Blooms Late spring to summer
Mature Size Moderate growing; reaches 4 to 5 ft. tall and wide.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features Attractive Bark, Dramatic Foliage Color, Fall Color, Compact Form
Problems/Solutions Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Road Salt Tolerant
Growth Rate Moderate
Flower Attributes Showy Flowers
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen
Design Ideas The colored stems of the Dogwood stand out in the winter landscape. Site next to ponds for a colorful reflection or plant in mass as an eye-catching front border to a natural wooded area. Cut down the stem in late winter for a new flush of red growth.
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Variegated
Companion Plants Boxwood (Buxus); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Deutzia (Deutzia); Weigela (Weigela); Holly (Ilex)
CARE
Care Prefers enriched, evenly moist, well-drained soils but highly adaptable; tolerates dry conditions and wet soils once established. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Fertilize in spring. To encourage more vibrant stems, hard prune one-third of oldest stems annually in late winter.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-8

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.