General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Eastern Dogwood
  • Flowering Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus florida
  • Synonym: Cornus florida var. florida
  • Synonym: Cornus florida f. pluribracteata

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Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 2024-04-20
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 2024-04-20
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 2024-04-20

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