Black Dogwood / Cornus Alba Kesselringii
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Cornus alba ‘Kesselringii’: Admired for its near black stems, which is why after long hard thought someone decided to call it the Black stemmed dogwood!
Growing Details
Common Name: Black Dogwood
Genus: Cornus
Species: alba
Cultivar: 'Kesselringii'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist
Height: 300cm
Spread: 300cm
Time to take cuttings: November to February
Flowering period: May to June
Description
This vigorous upright shrub is a good-value plant for a garden. It has attractive, grey-green variegated leaves in summer.If you don't prune it regularly its stems will become redder. It's also known as the poor man's black bamboo, but that really doesn't give this shrub its due. Its berries are white.
Plant as a single shrub or as a hedge 30-60cm apart.
BARE ROOTED
ORDER NOW AT A 5% DISCOUNT FOR OCTOBER DELIVERY
Delivery of these plants will be from October to April during the dormant season.Due to the the large volume of orders at the start of the season,they will be dispatched on a first orderd first dispatched basis.
