Cornus sericea ‘Farrow’ Arctic Fire

‘Farrow’, commonly sold as ARCTIC FIRE, is a dwarf red twig dogwood cultivar that is primarily grown for its bright red winter stems. It typically grows to 3-4′ tall and as wide with dense stems. It lacks the stoloniferous, spreading habit of the species. Reddish stems turn bright red in winter and are particularly showy against a snowy backdrop. Tiny, fragrant, white flowers appear in flat-topped clusters in late spring, with sparse, intermittent, additional flowering sometimes continuing into summer. Flowers give way to clusters of whitish (sometimes with a bluish tinge) drupes in summer. Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers.