Cherokee Sunset Flowering Dogwood Fast Growing Leave flower heads in the

Leave flower heads in the winter months and they will provide food for birds and textures in your garden

strong spires packed with cobalt blue florets and brightly contrasting central bees

but this plant will benefit from yearly mulching

The blue-green foliage of the dianthus also provides excellent contrast when paired with chartreuse-foliaged companions or silver-leaved artemisias

[1] Missouri Botanical Garden

Cherokee Sunset Flowering Dogwood Fast Growing Leave flower heads in theThe 'Cherokee Sunset' flowering dogwood is another cultivar descended from the 'Cherokee Chief', this tree shares the elegant form, red pink bracts, purple fall color, and red fall winter berries, but also introduces variegated leaves. The leaves are green with wavy jagged yellow borders and in the fall the leaves turn a beautify burgundy with a showy red border. Like the 'Cherokee Chief' these trees are more heat tolerant and disease resistant than