World Gardens in a Flash

Red Twig Dogwood and Yellow Twig Dogwood are two of the most colorful water loving native plants used in Northwest Gardens.

This picture shows the rich color that turns a garden or waterfront aflame in late autumn. Taken in late November, the red and yellow color in the native plant shrubs contrasts nicely with the blue of a sunny day and the water along the beach.

Red twig and yellow twig dogwood tend to be inexpensive to buy at local Garden Nurseries. Red and yellow twig dogwood share the same habitat, the marshy areas that are native to the Black River, Duwamish River flood plain through the Renton, Kent, Auburn, Sumner, Puyallup valley. The plants will flower if local deer don’t eat the blossoms off. The red and yellow color is more intense if the branches are pruned down as if eaten. The branches of red twig dogwood and yellow twig dogwood green up in spring with the first leaves. Flowers mostly show up in small clusters on the ends of branches. The red twig dogwood and yellow twig dogwood grow about 6-8′ high if left unpruned and about 3-6 feet wide with arching branches. Red twig dogwood and yellow twig dogwood don’t mind wet roots and can tolerate drought and poor soils, needing very little fertilizer.

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