Creamy white clusters of flowers hover on elegantly spaced branches in May before turning to clusters of attractive blue-black fruit that birds adore. The deep green, heavily textured leaves turn burgundy in fall with maroon-burgundy stems in the winter.
Shrub, Tree | |
Cornus | |
Dogwood | |
Zone 3 | |
4-6+ hours | |
Moist, Sandy | |
Focal landscape tree | |
Massed for naturalizing | |
8-14' | |
8-12' | |
Spring | |
White | |
Moderate | |
Vase, Wide | |
Plant-tone | |
Purple, Red | |
Branching, Color, Structure | |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Hosta, Hakonechloa, Ferns, Vinca |