Midwinter Fire Dogwood                KOR-nus san-gwin-EE-a

• Deciduous shrub, about 4 ft (1.5 m) tall, mulitstemmed; in winter stems are bright orange-yellow at the base and red at the tips.  White flower clusters appear in May-June.
• Sun to partial shade; best in well-drained soil.  Cut back stems to within a few inches of the ground to encouage new shoots that will develop good twig color in winter.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4    Similar, or the same?, as ‘Winter Flame’ (syn.‘Winter Beauty’).
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden