Cornus Elegantissima
Variegated Red Barked Dogwood
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Common Name: Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Latin Name: Variegated Red Barked dogwood
Soil: Any moderately fertile soil (Will tolerate wet soils)
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Flowering period/colour: May and June / Small creamy white
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 1.8 x 1.5m
Special features: Leaf margins are irregularly edged with creamy white while the leaf centre is a fresh grey-green.
A variegated form of the red-barked dogwood. This shrub has elegant leaves which are plump and with a long curvaceous tip; exuberant but classy. The leaf margins are irregularly edged with creamy white while the leaf centre is a fresh grey-green. This plant is highly valued for its foliage but also has dark wine red stems for winter interest. It can be hard pruned for winter colour, or can be left untouched where it will provide year round value with its luxuriant foliage and red stems.