cornus

(ˈkɔːnəs)

any member of the genus Cornus, such as dogwood

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Cornus - a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere

genus Cornus

rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants

Cornaceae, dogwood family, family Cornaceae - a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia

cornel, dogwood, dogwood tree - a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

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Sharp cuts Prune buddleja, bush roses and perovskia that flower on the new season's growth plus cornus and salix grown specifically for their brightly coloured winter stems.

Jobs for the week; 36 LIFESTYLE Gardening with Adrienne Wild

PLANTS OF THE MONTH When the whole garden is still sleeping, dogwood (Cornus), viburnum and redvein enkianthus (Enkiathus) put on a good show in winter, particularly with a coating of rime or snow.

Sleeping beauties all ready to bloom in your gardens

WHEN the garden is sleeping its way through winter, dogwood (Cornus), viburnum and redvein enkianthus still put on a good show, particularly with a coating of frost or snow.

THREE SHRUBS TO LIVEN UP BORING WINTER BEDS

3 DOGWOOD (CORNUS) There's little that fires up the winter garden more than a line brightly coloured stems of dogwoods in shades varying from black and blood red, to acid yellow.

THREE SHRUBS TO LIVEN UP BORING WINTER BEDS

| YOU can take hardwood cuttings on shrubs such as cotinus, cornus, salix and roses.

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK

This week's offer is for the new and exciting Pink Japanese Dogwood, Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi', a premium free-flowering shrub producing clusters of tiny green flowers which are surrounded by large, dark pink, petal-like bracts.

OFFER of the week; BUY 2 CORNUS KOUSA MISS SATOMI AND SAVE PS4 (FREE P&P)

Abstract: The pollen morphology of 2 species of the genus Cornus L.

Pollen morphology of Cornus mas L. and Cornus sanguinea L

Few plants have as much yearround appeal as colourful cornus. Commonly called dogwoods, these reliable and hardy shrubs provide a luscious leafy backdrop to summer flowers.

PLANT of the month; Gardening club

Cornus alba 'sibirica' (Dogwood) Jo Whitworth Q: I was at Wisley Gardens with a friend and we were looking at the Cornus family for winter colour after reading your column last week.

FLOWER POWER

Cornus alba Sibirica is the bright red one, Cornus flaviramae has yellow green stems - or for something different try Kesselringii which has blackish purple stems.

Barking up all the right trees; Make a trunk call in your garden - and discover a hidden magical beauty that can brighten up the winter

Forms of Cornus alba are renowned for crimson winter stems.

SPECIAL BRANCH; All is not lost in the colder months as once trees are stripped bare, their bark, branches and stems dazzle and delight as winter's natural beauties