Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Yellow Twig Dogwood

Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood family)

Distribution: North America

Hardiness: 3a

Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Comments: Yellowtwig dogwood is a deciduous shrub growing five to ten feet tall and wide. With plenty of sun and good drainage, the plants will thrive and grow brilliant yellow stem providing particular winter interest. Dogwoods do tend to spread vigorously with maturity, so remove suckers promptly if spreading is not desired. Removing up to one-third of the oldest stems in early spring will stimulate new growth and the brightest, colorful bark next winter.