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Excellent bold variegation, these are cutting grown.

A Dick Lighty selection of Yellow Twig Dogwood, its nicely variegated, and considered superior to argenteo-marginata; stolonifera is hardly my favorite dogwood but I’m quite taken by this.

American filbert (also commonly called hazelnut) is a deciduous, rounded, multi-stemmed shrub which typically grows 8-16' tall in dry or moist thickets, woodlands and wood margins, valleys, uplands and prairies. Monoecious (separate male and female flowers on the same plant). In spring, male flowers appear in showy, 2-3" long, yellowish brown catkins and female flowers appear in small, reddish, inconspicuous catkins. Female flowers give way to small, egg-shaped, 1/2" long, edible nuts (maturing July-August) which are encased in leafy, husk-like, ragged-edged bracts. Nuts are similar in flavor to the European filbert, and may be roasted and eaten or ground into flour, Fall color is quite variable, ranging from attractive combinations of orange, rose, purplish red, yellow and green

A cross between Cotinus coggygria 'Velvet Cloak' and Cotinus obovatus made in 1978 by Peter Dummer of Hillier Nurseries. 'Grace' is a spectacular thing (named for Dummer's wife) with massive pink flower panicles 14”h x 11”w. Leaves are 6” long emerging light red in spring and darkening to blue green in summer finally turning red orange and yellow in fall. Mature height will probably be 20’+, in terms of overall appearance it resembles C. obovatus; cuttings are a royal pain to root.

We tucked this in the garden a few years ago and more or less forgot about it, this year it screamed for attention with clusters of large bright red fruits. The plant is upright and neat and has a fantastic fruit display. We highly recommend it.