kousa dogwood
Cornus kousa
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
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, purple/lavender
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) is a tree for borders, pollinator gardens, and specimen planting. 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 soil of most types. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it, and the leaves turn color in fall. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows slowly and has an erect shape.
Pairs well with Japanese maple, Foxglove, Ornamental onion, and Columbine.
Native range
Japan, Korea, and China.