roundleaf dogwood
Cornus rugosa
USDA zones3 to 6
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Sizeup to 15 feet tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Roundleaf dogwood (Cornus rugosa) is a tree for woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy soil. White flowers open from late spring into early to mid summer. Butterflies visit the blooms. It also tolerates drought once established, and it can reach about 15 feet tall.
Pairs well with Marginal wood fern, Rosebay rhododendron, and Pink turtlehead.
Native range
CT, DC, DE, IA, and 21 more places. See all 25
CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, NS, ON, and PE.