Creme De Menthe Tatarian Dogwood
Height: 5 feet
Bloom Time: Early Summer to Early Fall
Sun-Shade: Full Sun to Mostly Shady
Zones: 4
Description: A colorful and extremely hardy accent shrub with green and white variegated foliage, some red color in fall and yellow-green stems in winter, quite compact habit; very versatile from a landscape perspective. Creme de Mint Tatarian Dogwood has attractive white-variegated light green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves are ornamentally significant and turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. It has clusters of creamy white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. It produces white berries in mid summer. The chartreuse branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.
Good conversation topic at a party: In the Victorian Era, flowers or sprigs of dogwoods were presented to unmarried women by male suitors to signify affection. The returning of the flower conveyed indifference on the part of the woman; however, if she kept it it became a sign of mutual interest.
Best darn drink to have at a party:
Dirty Girl Scout:
1 oz. Baileys Irish Cream
1 oz. Vodka
1 tsp. Green Creme de Menthe
1 oz. Kahlua
Shake with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice.
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