Cornus sericea 'Budd's Yellow'
dogwood 'Bud's Yellow'
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This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: Average to fast
- Flowering Period: May to June
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
A vibrant, deciduous, suckering shrub with yellow-green stems that are especially useful in adding winter-interest colour to the garden. Small yellowish-white flowers are borne in clusters in early summer and are followed by round white berries making 'Bud's Yellow' a plant for many seasons.
Incorporate a quantity of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure in the planting hole to improve the moisture-retentive qualities the soil and a scoop of mycorrhizal fungi to aid root establishment. On established plants, in March prune to within 5-8cm from the ground to to encourage new, colourful stems to form and apply a generous 5-7cm mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plant.