{"product_id":"cornus-stellar-pink","title":"Stellar Pink Dogwood - Cornus ‘Stellar Pink’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStellar Pink Dogwood - Cornus ‘Stellar Pink’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Stellar Pink’ is the pink-bracted member of the Rutgers hybrid dogwoods, crossing the American flowering dogwood with the Chinese dogwood to combine soft pink colour with genuine disease resistance. \u003cem\u003eCornus\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Stellar Pink’ opens broad rose-pink bracts in mid to late spring on a rounded, well-furnished canopy, with the colour holding better where nights stay cool. For cool climate gardeners who want a pink dogwood without the anthracnose risk of a pink \u003cem\u003eflorida\u003c\/em\u003e, it is the practical answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Stellar Pink Dogwood\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePink bracts\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft rose-pink bracts, broader and more rounded than those of the American species.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImproved health\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hybrid breeding gives resistance to the anthracnose and borer problems that limit pink flowering dogwoods.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRounded canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Develops a full, evenly branched crown rather than the strongly tiered habit of the species.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLater flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms after \u003cem\u003eCornus florida\u003c\/em\u003e, extending the spring dogwood sequence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn tone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage turns red to bronze before leaf fall in districts with cool autumns.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned as the single spring focal point in a cool climate garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a short matched row along a drive on a cool climate property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShrub border anchor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown above rhododendrons, azaleas and hellebores that share its acid, moist soil needs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheltered lawn planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sited where surrounding trees or buildings reduce hot afternoon exposure.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m for a grove effect, as dogwoods are not hedged\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter while dormant, or early spring in very cold districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool, moist, humus-rich, free draining soil at pH 5.5 to 6.8. It will not tolerate waterlogging or hot dry compacted ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply and regularly through the first three summers, checking the root ball itself rather than the surrounding soil. Mulch to 75mm with composted bark over the whole root plate and avoid any digging or cultivation beneath the canopy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun in cool climates, morning sun with afternoon shade in warmer districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid, parent species from eastern North America and East Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose pink bracts\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795330138398,"sku":"ND-0530-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/T8-DAcVuvQTwFu3TvuH-g_5NfYhb2Y.jpg?v=1787313476","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cornus-stellar-pink","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}