White Cloud dogwood
Cornus florida 'White Cloud'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 30 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White (bracts)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'White Cloud' dogwood (Cornus Florida 'White Cloud') is a tree for specimen, accent, shade garden, and border use. 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. White bracts cover the branches in early to late spring, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit it. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows at a moderate pace to about 30 feet tall.
Pairs well with Oakleaf hydrangea, Christmas fern, Golden Tiara hosta, and Sedge.