GARDEN GLOW™ DOGWOOD CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Most outstanding feature! Unique chartreuse to golden-yellow leaves when grown in dappled to light shade. Rosy red to burgundy fall color in years without an early frost. Red stems and twigs throughout winter.

Flowers and fruit Inconspicuous white, flat-topped cymes appear sporadically throughout summer followed by white to pale blue fruits.

Size Matures at approximately 6’ wide x 6’tall. Can be maintained as a more compact shrub 3-4’ tall if cut back in the spring.

Habit Multi-stemmed, irregularly rounded. Informal

Growth rate Slower than most Cornus sericea cultivars

Culture Dappled, light shade or full morning sun and after- noon shade. Tolerates heavy shade, but leaves turn darker green. Not recommended for full sun. Adapt- able to a range of soil conditions; tolerates poorly drained soil. Best performance in mulched beds with adequate moisture.

Hardiness Northern climates. Hardy for USDA zone 4a

Propagation Easily propagated by softwood cuttings treated with 2500 ppm IBA and placed under intermittent mist. Can also be proagated by hardwood cuttings.

Selection Cornus hessei ‘UMN970507’ Garden Glow™

Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station

Garden Glow™ Dogwood is a trademark of the University of Minnesota 08405 U of M EXPERTISE

Garden Glow™ is a luminous result of the U of M’s woody plant research efforts. Since its selection in 1988, Garden Glow™ has been extensively evaluated under a range of growing conditions. It is adaptable to a range of soil conditions and is very cold hardy. In controlled laboratory freezer tests, Garden Glow™ withstood –47°F without injury in midwinter. Today, northern gardeners can trust Garden Glow™ will be winter hardy, insect and disease resistant, and display delightful ornamental qualities.

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