Cornus Sericea Budd’s Yellow | 7.5L Pot

A yellow-stemmed, winter interest, deciduous dogwood shrub. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: moist but well-drained soil Rate of growth: average to fast growing Flowering Period: May to June Hardiness: fully hardy A vibrant, deciduous, suckering shrub with yellow-green stems that are especially useful in adding winter-interest colour to the garden. Small yellowish-white flowers are borne in clusters in early summer and are followed by round white berries making ‘Bud’s Yellow’ a plant for many seasons. Garden care: Incorporate a quantity of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure in the planting hole to improve the moisture-retentive qualities the soil and a scoop of mycorrhizal fungi to aid root establishment. On established plants, in March prune to within 5-8cm from the ground to to encourage new, colourful stems to form and apply a generous 5-7cm mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plant.