GARDEN GLOW™ DOGWOOD CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Most outstanding feature! Unique chartreuse to golden-yellow leaves when grown in dappled to light shade. Rosy red to burgundy fall color in years without an early frost. Red stems and twigs throughout winter.

Flowers and fruit Inconspicuous white, flat-topped cymes appearsporadically throughout summer followed by white to pale blue fruits.

Size Matures at approximately 6’ wide x 6’tall. Can be maintained as a more compact shrub 3-4’ tall if cut back in the spring.

Habit Multi-stemmed, irregularly rounded. Informal

Growth rate Slower than most Cornus sericea cultivars

Culture Dappled, light shade or full morning sun and after-noon shade. Tolerates heavy shade, but leaves turn darker green. Not recommended for full sun. Adapt-able to a range of soil conditions; tolerates poorly drained soil. Best performance in mulched beds with adequate moisture.

Hardiness Northern climates. Hardy for USDA zone 4a

Propagation Easily propagated by softwood cuttings treated with 2500 ppm IBA and placed under intermittent mist. Can also be proagated by hardwood cuttings.

Selection Cornus hessei ‘UMN970507’ Garden Glow™

Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station

Garden Glow™ Dogwood is a trademark of the University of Minnesota 08405

Luminous

Most plants with brightly colored or variegated foliage require full sun for optimal performance. This has been true even for dogwood shrubs, which typically grow best in full sunlight. An attractive new dogwood developed by University of Minnesota researchers is ideally suited for low-light situations in the garden. Today, the Garden Glow™ Dogwood will add brightness and a luminous glow to shade.

COLOR All Year

Garden Glow™ not only makes shaded areas glow, it adds color all year round. Lush, chartreuse to golden-yellow-green foliage covers the plant in spring and summer. White summer flowers are followed by white to pale blue berries. In mild, extended falls, leaves turn an attractive rosy red to burgundy color. Red stems and twigs add eye appealing color to the landscape throughout the winter.

AVOID Full Sun

If Garden Glow™ does so well in shade, would it be even more colorful in sunlight? No. Garden Glow™ is not recommended for full or afternoon sun because the golden leaves tend to burn or bleach under high light conditions. This dogwood will tolerate heavy shade, but foliage color turns a darker green. Dappled, light shade, or full morning sun followed by afternoon shade, will produce the brightest, glowing, yellow-green colored foliage.

SHADE Great eye Appeal

Garden Glow (Cornus hessei) grows slower than most Cornus sericea cultivars. It is similar to Tatarian dogwood (C. alba) but smaller in size. Mature shrubs are typically 5-6 feet tall and wide but can be maintained at a smaller size by cutting plants back in early spring. The multi-stemmed, irregularly rounded form provides a natural and somewhat informal appearance. Smaller size and pleasing shape make Garden Glow very manageable and attractive for residential landscapes.

U of M EXPERTISE

Garden Glow™ is a luminous

result of the U of M’s woody

plant research efforts. Since its

selection in 1988, Garden Glow™

has been extensively evaluated

under a range of growing

conditions. It is adaptable to a

range of soil conditions and is

very cold hardy. In controlled

laboratory freezer tests, Garden

Glow™ withstood –47°F without

injury in midwinter. Today,

northern gardeners can trust

Garden Glow™ will be winter

hardy, insect and disease

resistant, and display delightful

ornamental qualities.

LOOK FOR GARDEN GLOW™

To learn more about the U of M’s

expertise and wide range of cold

hard varieties, including Cardinal

and Isanti dogwoods, please visit

www.maes.umn.edu/MNHardy/.

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