How to tend a Swida alba

Also known as: Swida alba (L.) Opiz, Swida alba var. argenteo-marginata (Rehder) Moldenke, Swida hessei (Koehne) Soják, Swida pumila (Koehne) Soják, Swida subumbellata (Komatsu) Holub, Thelycrania alba (L.) Pojark., Cornus tatarica var. sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) Koehne, Swida alba var. sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) P.D.Sell, Cornus alba var. argenteomarginata Rehder, Cornus alba var. sibirica Lodd. ex Loudon, Cornus alba f. sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) Geerinck, Cornus alba subsp. tatarica (Mill.) Wangerin, Cornus dichotoma Raf., Cornus hessei Koehne, Cornus mas var. nana Dippel, Cornus pumila Koehne, Cornus purpurea Tausch, Cornus sibirica Lodd., Cornus spaethii G.Nicholson, Cornus subumbellata Komatsu, Cornus tartarica Mill., Cornus alba var. rutokensis Miyabe & T.Miyake, Cornus alba var. marginata G.Paul, Cornus sibirica var. kesselringii E.Wolf, Cornus alba var. albomarginata Burv., Cornus alba var. spaethii Späth, Cornus sibirica var. gouchaultii Carrière, Cornus sibirica var. aureaspaethii Pynaert, Cornus alba var. gouchaultii (Carrière) Rehder, Cornus alba var. kesselringii (E.Wolf) Rehder, Cornus alba f. rosenthalii Schwer., Cornus sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) Loudon, Cornus alba f. argenteomarginata (Rehder) Schelle, Cornus alba f. spaethii (Späth) Schelle, Cornus alba f. gouchaultii (Carrière) Rehder

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Cornaceae, Swida
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period June-July;fruiting period August-October
Flower colors
white, fruit color cream white, blue white
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