dogwood 'Variegata'

A suckering shrub to 1.5m in height with colourful slender stems, especially on the sun-facing side, green or brown-red to purple, ageing greyish green-brown. Variegated leaves are ovate, entire with a round base and pointed tip, green with splashes of white and creamy yellow on the margins, turn red in the autumn. Both surfaces have hairs. Small, creamy yellow, insect attracting flowers are borne above the leaves followed by hard black berries which are attractive to birds.