Cornus Sericea in full shade?

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Dec 11, 2014

Does anyone have Cornus Sericea growing in full, but bright shade?

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Dec 17, 2014

You will probably have a fine foliage plant in those conditions - especially if regularly moist.

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Dec 18, 2014

So few flowers, few berries then?

And what about twig color?

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Dec 18, 2014

I don't grow this shrub, but I frequently see masses of it growing wild in low, moist areas with full sun. It can be very eye catching. How are you thinking of using it?

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Dec 18, 2014

I'm going to be doing a job for a friend and she really likes these things and wants a few incorporated into the design. I'm thinking I'll have to make some adjustments though because I was going to put them in full shade but it sounds like they would prefer at least full sun. I'm going to need something for full shade with a very exposed N/NW face. I don't want to have anything that is evergreen and whatever goes there would have to be lower maintenance than you or I would deal with.

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Dec 18, 2014

The main interest for me with this shrub is the striking red stems. Here's a site I go to often for native plants in the northern sphere.

http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/cornusser.html

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Dec 19, 2014

Cool, thanks for the info.

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Muddy1 Vienna, VA(Zone 7a) Jan 01, 2015

Just out of curiosity, why don't you want to use evergreen shrubs?

What size/shape plants would fit in that spot?

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Jan 02, 2015

Well the homeowner wants to incorporate a couple of these plants. I am trying to stay away from broadleaf evergreens due to a NW exposure that is very exposed. I've re-worked the layout and found a good area for the Cornuses to go that will be much more sun.

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RosemaryK Lexington, MA(Zone 6a) Jan 03, 2015

I have several starts of low-growing dogwoods with colorful stems, growing very happily in part shade. I would not bother with them in full shade, though as I'm sure they'd be leggy. Cultivars of small dogwood shrubs I have include 'Pucker up,' 'midnight fire' and Arctic sun." In case they can handle still more shade, and reputedly having smaller stature, I am trying out Kelseyii (sp?) this spring. The key to keeping the color light seems to lie in the pruning so there is always new growth. They tolerate poor soil and a lot of neglect.

I'll be interested to learn about what plants you select since I have lots of full shade in spots where it would be nice to expand with more than yews, leucothes, hosta and ferns.

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