Many cultivars with even brighter branches than the native form have even been developed and include the selections ‘Isanti’, ‘Baileyi’, ‘Cardinal’ and ‘Arctic Fire’.Ĭhristmas peppers can display their festive fruits through the Yuletide season and well into the New Year if certain basic needs are met. And without leaves to hide the razzle-dazzle, this cold weather show is hard to miss and easy to appreciate.
Its limbs, which are a muted burgundy during the warmer months, begin to take on a brighter glow accentuated by the low winter sun. However, it is in the winter when this eye-catching oddity that is the red-twig dogwood literally shines. Also, while Cornus florida sports large flowers, the red-twig has clusters of modest, star-like blooms in the spring. It is a native plant, actually, that is a shrub topping out at 6 to 8 feet, rather than a small tree like the typical dogwood. One of the more common of these uncommon winter woody ornamentals is the red-twig or red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea). Instead, there are interesting selections from the Cornus Clan that light up dreary winter landscapes with sassy shows of brightly colored branches. However, there are other dogwoods that, believe it or not, are at their beautiful best during the coldest times of the year.ĭogwoods that blossom in winter? Nope.
#RED TWIG DOGWOOD IN BLOOM FULL#
When in full bloom, white-flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida) are the bright beacons of yet another new spring, but as winter grips the garden, their leafless forms are dull visually and turn few heads.
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