A suckering shrub with upright, prickly stems covered in white bloom. Left unpruned it makes an impenetrable thicket, so annual pruning to ground level is the best practice. 3m. AGM. RHS H6, USDA 4a-8b.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2<\/span> Rubus thibetanus<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div> Known as the ghost bramble for its dark-purple winter stems that are heavily covered with chalky white bloom. The fern-like leaves are green above, silver-white beneath. The stems are both upright and arching and carry small, purplish flowers that develop into inedible black fruits. Ideal under the light shade of trees. 90cm. RHS H6, USDA 4a-8b.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Cornus sanguinea<\/em> \u2018Midwinter Fire\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Most widely planted and popular, this blood-twig dogwood has upright, branched shoots, if hard pruned annually. Stems are often gold-orange at the base, glowing flame-orange towards the tips.
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Cornus alba<\/em> Baton Rouge (\u2018Minbat\u2019)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A striking, red-barked dogwood with scarlet winter stems. Its dark-green leaves turn a rich purple in autumn. Flattish heads of small, white spring flowers are followed by bluish-white berries.
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