Red Osier Dogwood Brush Layers

Red Osier Dogwood Brush Layers is a beautiful, red, deciduous scrub.

This scrub grows medium to large in size and is best grown in damp or wet soil. It is a fast growing upright scrub that can grow anywhere from 7 to 10 feet high and wide. Its height can increase to over 24 inches in one year. This attractive plant is best suited in a landscape that will show off it’s dark red or purplish-red stems. 

During the late spring and early summer, the red-osier grows yellowish-white flowers. In the late summer, it grows little white berries. The leaves of a red-osier are a medium-green color. They measure anywhere from 2 to 5 inches and are an oblong to orate shape. The red-osier is found attractive to several species of birds (including wild turkey, woodpeckers, and catbird) and butterflies. Many birds are attracted to the berries of the red-osier and often use the plant as shelter. Other wildlife animals, such as deer, rabbits, and chipmunks, are attacked to its twigs and foliage.