Cornus alba Baton Rouge, 3LBaton Rouge is an upright to rounded, deciduous shrub with ovate, dark green leaves often turning orange or red in autumn. Flat clusters of spring time cream flowers that attract the bees are followed by white, sometimes blue flushed berries. A superb plant for winter drama due to the striking flame red stems that appear, as the leaves drop in the autumn, and glow throughout the winter.