Years ago, George happened to collect seed from our Mexican dogwood, Cornus florida var. urbiniana. I've blogged about those seedlings before, but I haven't mentioned this, the most interesting one, which has golden foliage that matures to a nice chartreuse shade. It hasn't flowered yet, and it nearly died when we planted it in a sunny location in our nursery area. The parent plant has been much happier in the shade of the lath house, and cuttings were rooted and grown on to make these plants. These little plants have had a bit of a red blush on the foliage and each leaf carries a thin red margin. I think that's mostly environmental, caused perhaps by the limited soil volume of the pot and limited nutrients. Whatever the cause, the leaves are lovely. Hopefully the flowers will be good and we can send it out for evaluation.
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