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flowering dogwood 'Sunset'

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Sunset' is a deciduous, rounded large shrub or small tree with oval, variegatedgreen leavesthat open with a pink margin before aging to form a broad and irregular yellow margin in summerand turning shades of pink, red and purple in autumn. Small, green flowers surrounded by whitish-pink bracts are borne in late spring

Scientific classification

Species: flowering dogwood 'Sunset' (Cornus florida 'Sunset')
Genus: Cornus
Family: Cornaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs · Trees
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of flowering dogwood 'Sunset'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of flowering dogwood 'Sunset'

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flowering dogwood 'Sunset' care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in sun or partial shade. Keep roots cool with a mulch in summer and provide shelter in exposed locations.. For more advice, see flowering dogwood cultivation

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