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    Cornus florida

    Also Known As

    • Flowering Dogwood

    Plant type

    tree

    size

    • H: 20'-40'
    • W: 20'-30'

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

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    Cornus florida plant details

    Cornus florida is a slow-growing broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by red fruit. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in gritty soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Cornus florida

    Plant type: tree
    Plant family: cornaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 20 FT - 30 FT - wide, 20 FT - 40 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring
    Uses: fall color

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Cornus florida

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: gritty

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    ?By all odds our most outstanding native tree for home use, [this] dogwood is ornamental all year.? (B.Miles)...graceful in winter,spectacular white flowers in spring, dark-crimson fall color and fine red berries. S-PSh/M

    By: Forestfarm

    Eastern Dogwood trees produce large numbers of bright white flowers in mid-spring which are followed by bright red fruit in late summer. Eastern Dogwoods establish quickly and develop a very attractive single trunk tree as opposed to the shrubby form of most other similar-flowering dogwood species. The fall leaf color is a very attractive pink-red, similar in appearance to the closely related Western Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii). 

    If you live in an area where dogwood anthracnose is a serious problem you can plant the Chinese Kousa Dogwood instead, Kousa Dogwoods produce similar flowers but are very resistant to anthracnose.

    By: Red Panda Nursery

    Our native dogwood has wide spread popularity, and rightly so. Excellent flowers, fruit, bark, and fall color: all wrapped in a single package. Among the most valuable of flowering trees. Grows 8-10? in ten years. Matures at around 25? tall. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: the United States National Arboretum.

    By: Fantastic Plants

    Gardening facts about Cornus florida plant

    How to Grow Cornus florida

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • birds

    • Fruit

      • red

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Cornus alba 'Aurea'

    aka Red Barked Dogwood, Red Twig Dogwood, Tartarian Dogwood

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    4a-8b

    Size

    Height: 8'-10'

    Width: 8'-10'

    • sun - mostly shade
    Photo of Cornus alba 'Aurea' foliage by plant lust
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    Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker' PP12830

    aka Cream Cracker Red Barked Dogwood, Cream Cracker Red Twig Dogwood, Cream Cracker Tartarian Dogwood

    Plant Type

    Shrub, Aquatic

    Zones

    4a-8b

    Size

    Height: 5'-6'

    Width: 5'-6'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker' PP12830 foliage by plant lust
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    Cornus alba 'Siberian Pearls'

    aka Red Barked Dogwood, Tartarian Dogwood

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    4a-8b

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 6'-10'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • standing water - regular
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    Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea'

    aka Pagoda Dogwood

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 12'-15'

    Width: 10'-20'

    • sun - shade
    • even moisture
    Photo of Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea' foliage, form by plant lust
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    Cornus alternifolia Golden Shadows® PP11287

    Scientific Name: Cornus alternifolia 'Wstackman'

    aka Cornus alternifolia 'Golden Shadows', Cornus alternifolia 'W. Stackman', Golden Shadows® Green Osier, Golden Shadows® Pagoda Dogwood

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 15'-20'

    Width: 15'-20'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • regular
    Photo of Cornus alternifolia Golden Shadows® PP11287 foliage by Avant Gardens
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