Cornus sanguinea ‘Anny’s Winter Orange’

Cornus sanguinea ‘Anny's Winter Orange'
Cornus sanguinea ‘Anny's Winter Orange'
Family:
Cornaceae
Synonyms:

Cornus latifolia, Swida sanguinea 

Common Names:
common dogwood, blood twig
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Description and Uses:

Cornus sanguinea ‘Anny’s Winter Orange’ is a medium (height 1.5-2.5m x spread 1.5-2.5m) deciduous shrub with a suckering habit. Left unpruned it can become a dense thicket. In gardens it is usually regularly coppiced to encourage the new stems that are flame-coloured throughout the winter. The base of the stems are yellow and graduate to more intense colours at the tips. The oval leaves turn orange-yellow in the autumn, especially in sunnier aspects. Flowers are small and cream coloured, held in terminal clusters.

Cornus sanguinea selections are valuable additions for winter interest providing colour from October to March. Plant in small, well-spaced groups of different varieties for maximum impact. Cornus sanguinea ‘Anny’s Winter Orange’ is an even more intensely coloured selection than the more popular ‘Midwinter Fire’.

Cultivation Requirements:

Grows in most conditions, in sun or partial shade.

Cut back hard annually or biennially (coppicing or stooling) before or just after bud break in March-April (pruning group 7) https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=161

Feed with a general purpose fertiliser after pruning a water well in dry summers to ensure good regrowth.

Planting:

Plant bare-root transplants when dormant or container-grown plants at any time.

Problems:

Generally free from pests and diseases, seems to be resistant to cornus anthracnose.

Propagation:

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in a frame after leaf fall. Suckers can also be detached and grown on separately.

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