Celestial Shadow Chinese dogwood
Cornus kousa 'Celestial Shadow'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 30 feet tall15 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White to pinkish (bracts)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Celestial Shadow' Chinese dogwood (Cornus kousa 'Celestial Shadow') is a tree for borders, specimen planting, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly with an erect shape, and its white to pinkish bracts attract butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer tend to pass it by. Give it room, since it can reach 15 to 30 feet tall and wide.
Pairs well with Bloodgood Japanese maple, Blue Chiffon rose of sharon, and Bluebell.