Several of the shrubby dogwoods, namely theTatarian dogwood (Cornus alba), bloodtwig dogwood (C. sanguinea), and red osier dogwood (C. sericea), offer cul-tivars with bright red, orange, or yellow bark. Cornus alba is native to China and Korea, C. sanguinea is a native of Europe, and C. sericea is a North American species. Though all are denizens of moist soil in their respective native habitats, they make remarkably adaptable landscape plants, tolerating dry conditions and performing well either insun or partial shade. The three are interchangeable as landscape plants, suckering to form colonies of slender stems that brighten the winter landscape considerably.
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