flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 30 feet tall15 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- 1
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Flowering dogwood (Cornus Florida) is a tree for specimen, accent, and border plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late spring. Deer tend to pass it by. Butterflies, bees, and birds also visit the tree.
Pairs well with Oakleaf hydrangea, Foam flower, Autumn fern, and Little bluestem.