evergreen dogwood
Cornus capitata
USDA zones8 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white to pale yellow bracts
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Evergreen dogwood (Cornus capitata) is a shrub for borders, specimen plantings, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Creamy white to pale yellow bracts decorate its green foliage. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Birds visit the plant, and it keeps its leaves all year.
Pairs well with Mondo grass, Star jasmine, and Red Lion amaryllis.
Native range
Himalayas and China.