cornelian cherry 'Aurea'
A large deciduous shrub with showy golden-yellow leaves in spring, turning yellow-green in summer before gaining autumn tints; small clusters of tiny, bright yellow flowers open in late winter, to be followed by glossy red, cherry-like fruits
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Yellow | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Yellow | Red | ||
Autumn | Purple Red | |||
Winter | Yellow |
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Cornus can be deciduous shrubs or trees, or creeping, woody-based perennials, some with brightly coloured young stems. Tiny flowers are borne in dense clusters, sometimes with showy bracts. Many have fine autumn colour
Accepted
Grow in well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Foliage can scorch in hot summer sun. For more advice, seeflowering dogwood cultivation
Propagate bysemi-hardwood orhardwood cuttings orgrafting
Generally pest-free but may be susceptible tohorse chestnut scale
May be susceptible tocornus anthracnose andhoney fungus
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