3 DOGWOOD (
CORNUS) THERE'S LITTLE THAT FIRES UP THE WINTER GARDEN MORE THAN A LINE OF BRIGHTLY COLOURED STEMS OF DOGWOODS IN SHADES VARYING FROM BLACK AND BLOOD RED, TO ACID YELLOW.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Polen morfolojisi,
Cornus mas,
Cornus sanguinea
Cornus alba will tolerate wet or dry conditions but if you have really wet ground, the North American species
Cornus stolonifera revels in damp conditions.
Moreover, fruits of
Cornus mas have numerous health-related properties such as antimicrobial, antiallergic, antihistamine, or antidiabetic ones [1,10].
Amelioration of obesity and glucose intolerance in high-fat-fed C57BL/6 mice by anthocyanins and ursolic acid in Cornelian cherry (
Cornus mas).
If the flowers of Pacific dogwood (
Cornus nuttallii) resemble doves, those of cultivated Eastern dogwood (
Cornus florida), found in abundance in Old Town Auburn, off Interstate 80, look like raucous parrots, palest pink to deep magenta.
The dogwoods with their flame-coloured stems, such as
cornus sanguinea winter beauty,
cornus alba aurea or
cornus alba siberica - thought to come from Siberia - must be tough.
The fruits of the Chinese dogwood,
Cornus kousa, are quite delicious when ripe.
Cornus kousa--Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood
PLANT OF THE WEEK -
Cornus (Dogwood) SOME dogwoods like
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' become attractive during the autumn, when their leaves turn a delicate yellow-orange before falling to reveal fantastic stem colours.
Try
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' - golden-twig dogwood - for its continuously vibrant sunshine yellow stems.
