red-barked dogwood

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Position: full sun to part shadeSoil: any moderately fertile soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: May and JuneHardiness: fully hardyThis deciduous shrub has oval, dark green leaves and produces small, creamy-white flowers in May and June. But it'sreally grown for the bright, coral-red stems that are revealed when the leavesfall. This lovely dogwood looks stunning planted in groups, beside water, or in a winter border. Best in fullsun, it works particularly well with orange or purple-stemmed varietiesof dogwood.Garden care: For best stem colour, cut new growth back hard to within 5-7cm (2-3in) from the ground in March and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plant.