Elegantissima, in my experience, makes burgundy coloured stems which would contrast well with willow for weaving but, having done some willow weaving in the past, I'm not convinced it's straight enough or flexible enough to bend with fresh willow unless it's soaked first.
Cornus alba sibirica would give you a stronger, brighter red but have the same problem.
I have done willow weaving with orange, green, yellow, red-ish and dark brown coloured stems so maybe the best thing is to stick to colourful forms of willow which will at least behave the same way.
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I have Cornus alba Elegantissima. It's maybe not the brightest red, but it has variegated leaves so is nice in summer as well as in winter.
And it looks lovely in summer partnered with Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'
Ooooh, good idea, thanks. I have Viburnum "Gwenllian" next to it (shiny dark evergreen leaves, dark reddish buds) and a Fuchsia magellanica "versicolor" (dark red tinted young stems and dark red/smoky green/hint of cream in the foliage) in front of that. Maybe I can squeeze in a physocarpus nearby as well
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Cornus alba sibirica would give you a stronger, brighter red but have the same problem.
I have done willow weaving with orange, green, yellow, red-ish and dark brown coloured stems so maybe the best thing is to stick to colourful forms of willow which will at least behave the same way.
Ooooh, good idea, thanks. I have Viburnum "Gwenllian" next to it (shiny dark evergreen leaves, dark reddish buds) and a Fuchsia magellanica "versicolor" (dark red tinted young stems and dark red/smoky green/hint of cream in the foliage) in front of that. Maybe I can squeeze in a physocarpus nearby as well