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Cornus alba 'Red Gnome'

 
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Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus (KOR-nus) (Info)
Species: alba (AL-buh) (Info)
Cultivar: Red Gnome
Additional cultivar information: (aka Regnzam, Sibirica Red Gnome)

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Category:
Shrubs

Height:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Deciduous
Variegated

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From hardwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive Judy_P On May 21, 2004, Judy_P wrote:

This plant was suggested by a landscape gardener as a good foundation plant for this area, which is in Montreal, Canada and is in Zone 5. It has not needed to be winter covered, but is protected from harsh winds because it is near the house.

The pretty little white flowers and white edged leaves are harbingers of spring and the red stems are pretty against the snow in winter.

Judy_P

Neutral Baa On May 25, 2002, Baa wrote:

Upright, deciduous shrub from Siberia, North China and Korea.

Has grey-green, ovate leaves with white leaf margins. Bears flat cymes of white flowers which can be a little over shadowed by the leaves. Also has very showy, bright red stems which are valuable for the winter garden. The leaves don't turn bright red for autumn but they do bear a pink blush.

Flowers May-July.

Tolerates most soils and situations but the winter stems are best in full sun.

To keep the bright red stems they do need to be pruned back hard every few years or only the new growth will be red. Prune back to two or three stems in Spring.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Uxbridge, Massachusetts



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