{"product_id":"cornus-sanguinea-winter-beauty","title":"Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Beauty'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCornus sanguinea\u003c\/em\u003e 'Winter Beauty' is a dogwood that saves its best for the coldest months.\u003c\/strong\u003e Once the leaves fall, its bare stems glow orange-yellow at the base and warm to coral and red at the tips, like a bundle of lit matches in a winter border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H6 by the RHS, it is hardy to around -20C and needs no winter protection anywhere in the UK. Oval green leaves turn orange-yellow in autumn, flat heads of small white flowers open in late spring, and the stems hold their colour from leaf fall until spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it fits.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is easy in any reasonable soil, from chalk to heavy clay, in sun or part shade and in exposed spots. Plant it in a group where low winter sun catches the stems, or in front of evergreens in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotic-shrubs\"\u003emixed shrub border\u003c\/a\u003e. Cutting it back hard in spring every year or two gives the brightest new stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a young plant in a 17cm (2L) pot. It is deciduous, so from autumn to spring it arrives as bare, coloured stems, with leaves following in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58617815859583,"sku":"CORNSANGWINT17","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cornus_6d0a1f29-5df1-4e80-8009-1a78929dc3d3.jpg?v=1791551127","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/cornus-sanguinea-winter-beauty","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}