Labrador Tea vs Budds Yellow Dogwood (Buds Yellow Dogwood) - TreeTime.ca

Labrador Tea vs Budds Yellow Dogwood (Buds Yellow Dogwood)

Cornus sericea Budds Yellow

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

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Labrador Tea

Budd's Yellow Dogwood is a select cultivar of Yellow Twig Dogwood that reaches 5 ft tall and wide. It is adaptable and disease resistant which allows it to survive in difficult areas. The striking yellow twigs will add winter interest to your landscape and contrast nicely with Red Osier Dogwood. You can also try contrasting Budd's Yellow Dogwood with more textured trees such as evergreens.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Budds Yellow Dogwood (Buds Yellow Dogwood) Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: yellow
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: yellow stems
Fall colour: rust orange
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, fragrant
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: budds yellow dogwood, budds yellow twig dogwood, buds yellow dogwood, buds yellow twig dogwood