Red-barked dogwood
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
- Size
- 2 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -34 degrees
- Flowers
- May to June
- Something to look at in winter
- Light screening
- A wet spot or a rain garden
- Coloured stems in winter
- Worth looking at in more than one season
Safety
- Note: spreads by suckers; give it a bed of its own or a root barrier
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Shrubs
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Size when mature
- 2 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Moist, medium
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -34 degrees
- Flowers
- May to June
- For pollinators
- Good
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Some
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
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Lists it is on
- Plants for bees and butterflies60 plantsForage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
- Plants safe with children and pets39 plantsNothing toxic and nothing thorny: the list a garden with a toddler or a dog starts from.
- Plants for screening24 plantsFor a neighbour's window, a road, and anything you would rather not look at from the terrace.
