| Description | Silver and Gold Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) is a large deciduous shrub with variegated foliage, white flowers, and yellow twigs. |
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| Pronunciation | (KOR-nus)(ser-EE-see-a) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 2-7 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | White flowers with flat-topped cymes bloom in late spring. |
| Fruit | Drupes that are white to whitish-blue in color. |
| Leaves | Simple, opposite, white and green variegation, ovate to elliptic leaves, with veins running almost parallel to the edge, reaching about 2 by 4 inches. |
| Stems | Yellow stems add a nice winter interest. As the stems age, they will start to lose their color. Cutting back hard will promote new colorful stems. |
| Dimensions | A rapid growing shrub reaching 8-10 feet high by a spread of over 6-8 feet. Space 6 feet on center. |
| Maintenance | To promote new, colorful yellow stems, you can prune the plant by removing 1/2 to 1/3 of the old stems and trimming the remaining ones by 50%. Alternatively, you can shear the plant down flat to the ground. |
| Propagation | softwood or hardwood cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated as a branch sport of the Yellow Twig Dogwood (C. sericea var. flaviramea in 1987 at the Mt Cuba Center in Delaware. |
| Misc Facts | This is a large shrub best suited for berms, borders, wet areas, and as the main plant in a corner planting. It is not suitable for foundation plantings. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #175-Dogwoods (Paul Cappiello and Don Shadow) |
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