Sgt. Pepper® Dogwood (Cornus alba)
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How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
We list our plants by container size, which reflects the amount of soil and root growth each plant has when it ships. Actual plant height and width vary by variety and season, and many plants grow quickly as the weather warms.
To help you understand what to expect, refer to our size guide below. You can also find each plant’s approximate arrival size and mature size on its product page.
How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
Plant Height By Container Size
This chart highlights the typical heights for each size category while also showing how container sizes compare, giving you a clear, straightforward way to understand plant size at arrival and choose the best fit for your gardening needs.
This chart shows typical plant heights and compares container sizes, helping you quickly understand arrival size and choose the best fit.
Soil Volume By Container Size
This chart shows the typical soil volume for each container size, listed in both imperial and metrics units for easy comparison.
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Who says flowers should get all the attention? Sgt. Pepper® Dogwood flips the script with foliage so striking, it outshines everything around it—every season of the year.
Spring kicks off with a bold burst of pink and green leaves that demand a double take. As summer settles in, the color cools to a crisp white and green combo, only to heat back up in fall with fiery hot pink edges and rich burgundy centers. And just when you think it’s done, winter brings out its final flourish: bright red stems that glow against the snow.
Add in fluffy white spring blooms and you’ve got a true four-season stunner. Whether you plant it as a focal point or work it into a mixed border, Sgt. Pepper® delivers non-stop visual interest with almost no fuss.
- 4-6 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 3-7, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Space plants 6-8 feet apart for best results
- Produces white flowers in spring
- Maintains beautiful foliage that emerges pink and green in spring and transitions to green and white in summer before exploding in fall hot pink with burgundy centers. All of this atop stems that glow bright red in winter.
- Blooms on old wood
- Great for landscapes, hedges, cutting gardens, borders, mass planting or as a focal point
- Resists deer and rabbits
- Foliage interest, fall and winter interest
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid-summer. Pruning is not strictly required. However, for best red stem coloration, prune about a third of the branches to the ground in late winter/early spring.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
- Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
- Quart shrubs are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
- 1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
- Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom